Deciduous trees flourished after dinosaur-killing meteor impact
Some 66 million years ago, a 10-km diameter chunk of rock hit the Yukatan peninsula near the site of the small town of Chicxulub with the…
Category: Earth Systems
These articles summarize studies that are all about how the planet Earth works!
Will climate change eliminate the ice age cycle?
Long-term patterns in Earth’s climate show glacial cycles that correspond to variations in Earth’s orbital geometry and affect the…
Long-term effects of climate change facilitated by studying climate relicts
Climate relicts may help researchers understand climate change While hiking through the Ozarks’ characteristic oak and hickory forests…
Expansion of Mediterranean hermit crabs into the North Sea thanks to climate change
Long-term studies conducted by scientists at the institute “Senckenberg am Meer” and the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt…
Deep ocean communities impacted by changing climate
Animals living on the abyssal plains, miles below the ocean surface, don’t usually get much to eat. Their main source of food is…
Study reveals opposite patterns of ancient climate change in temperate areas
Korean research team revealed conflicting climate change patterns between the middle latitude areas of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres…
If all human-related deforestation of the tropics were to stop, the forests could absorb the equivalent of one-fifth of global emissions
Reducing deforestation in the tropics would significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere – by as much as…
Increasing ocean temperatures means less zooplankton and therefore less fish
Phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass will decrease 6 percent and 11 percent due to climate change Sea surface temperature is expected to…
Young forests suck up more carbon dioxide than old forests
WOODS HOLE, Mass.— As forests age, their ability to grow decreases, a new study by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists and…
Modern ocean acidification is outpacing ancient acidification upheaval
Some 56 million years ago, a massive pulse of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere sent global temperatures soaring. In the oceans, carbonate…