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Published Antarctic seals reveal worrying threats to disappearing glaciers - Antarctic Seals Reveal Worrying Threats to Disappearing Glaciers


More Antarctic meltwater is surfacing than was previously known, modifying the climate, preventing s...
Published Widespread snowmelt in West Antarctica during unusually warm summer - Widespread Snowmelt in West Antarctica During Unusually Warm Summer


An area of West Antarctica more than twice the size of California partially melted in 2016 when warm...
Published Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna - Lost Giants: The Abundance Decline of African Megafauna



A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mamm...
Published Giant volcanic 'chain' spills secrets on inner workings of volcanoes - Giant Volcanic 'Chain' Spills Secrets on Inner Workings of Volcanoes


Volcanic relics scattered throughout the Australian landscape are a map of the northward movement of...
Published Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes - Ancient Climate Change Solves Mystery of Vanished South African Lakes



New evidence for the presence of ancient lakes in some of the most arid regions of South Africa sugg...
Published Signals from distant stars connect optical atomic clocks across Earth for the first time - Signals from Distant Stars Connect Optical Atomic Clocks Across Earth for the First Time


Using radio telescopes observing distant stars, scientists have connected optical atomic clocks on d...
Published Mistaken fossil rewrites history of Indian subcontinent for second time - Mistaken Fossil Rewrites History of Indian Subcontinent for Second Time


Scientists discovered the first-ever Dickinsonia fossil in India two years ago, changing our underst...
Published Driven by Earth's orbit, climate changes in Africa may have aided human migration - Driven by Earth's Orbit, Climate Changes in Africa May Have Aided Human Migration


New research describes a dynamic climate and vegetation model that explains when regions across Afri...
Published Smallest shifting fastest: Bird species body size predicts rate of change in a warming world - Smallest Shifting Fastest: How Bird Species Body Size Predicts Rate of Change in a Warming World



Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest...
Published European summer droughts since 2015 were most severe over centuries -- but multi-year droughts also happened in the past - European Summer Droughts: A Historical Perspective


The 2015--2018 summer droughts have been exceptional in large parts of Western and Central Europe ov...
Published Plate tectonic processes in the Pacific and Atlantic during the Cretaceous period have shaped the Caribbean region to this day - Plate Tectonic Processes in the Pacific and Atlantic During the Cretaceous Period Have Shaped the Caribbean Region to This Day



Earthquakes and volcanism occur as a result of plate tectonics. The movement of tectonic plates them...
Published Burro-ing into the past - Burro-ing into the Past: How Ancient DNA is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Equine Evolution


A new study reveals that introduced donkeys and indigenous pumas are helping to resurrect extinct fo...