Tag: ancient

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a paper featured on the cover of Science....
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) serves as the Atlantic Ocean's conveyor belt, transporting warm water north toward the Arctic Circle and returning cold, dense water back to the tropics. Nearshore areas off Greenland are critical...

Ancient volcanic mystery: 120-million-year-old super-eruption traced back to its source

Geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaiʻi finally connected the dots between one of the largest volcanic eruptions in...

Ancient lakes and rivers unearthed in Arabia’s vast desert

The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent "green" periods in the past, as a result of...

Island life 200 million years ago: Ancient neptunian dike reveals rare mixed marine and terrestrial fossil assemblage

Two Paleontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes the incredible range of fossils which...

Unnoticed for decades, dinosaur footprints at Australian school reveal ancient secrets

A trove of fossilized dinosaur footprints has been found on a slab of rock gathering dust inside an Australian school, scientists said on Wednesday. The...

Ancient DNA reveals 6,000 years of the lives of Antarctic penguins

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross Sea coast, showing how animals...

Ancient beaches testify to long-ago ocean on Mars

A Chinese rover that landed on Mars in 2021 detected evidence of underground beach deposits in an area thought to have once been the...

Ancient pterosaur bones could inspire the future of aerospace engineering

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of aircraft, new research has found. Scientists...

How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on...

Archaeologists reveal 8,000-year-old bone powder cooking practice in ancient China

A new study by archaeologist Xingtao Wei and his colleagues, published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, provides insights into some of the earliest forms of humans...

Signatures of ice-free ancient ponds and lakes found on Mars

Researchers have discovered two sets of ancient wave ripples on Mars, signatures of long-dried bodies of water preserved in the rock record. Wave ripples...

Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing,...

Ferns’ ancient resilience aids modern ecosystem recovery after disasters

Scientists have suggested an updated framework for the role of ferns in environmental recovery from disaster. Instead of competing with other organisms, ferns may...

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