Ancient poppy seeds and willow wood offer clues to the Greenland ice sheet’s last meltdown and a glimpse into a warmer future
Ancient poppy seeds and willow wood offer clues to the Greenland ice sheet’s last meltdown and a glimpse into a warmer future
https://theconversation.com/ancient-poppy-seeds-and-willow-wood-offer-clues-to-the-greenland-ice-sheets-last-meltdown-and-a-glimpse-into-a-warmer-future-233183
Our discovery of a tundra ecosystem, frozen under the center of Greenland’s ice sheet, holds a warning about the threat that climate change poses for the future.
Tropical Glaciers in the Andes Are the Smallest They’ve Been in 11,700 Years
Tropical Glaciers in the Andes Are the Smallest They’ve Been in 11,700 Years - Inside Climate News
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03082024/andes-tropical-glacier-retreat/
Four different glaciers along the Andes range no longer have hospitable conditions.
Plants and their pollinators are increasingly out of sync
Plants and their pollinators are increasingly out of sync
https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/plants-and-their-pollinators-are-increasingly-out-of-sync/
As global temperatures rise and seasons shift, bees and other pollinators are missing critical connections with flowers and crops.
How Great was the “Great Oxidation Event”? - Eos
How Great was the “Great Oxidation Event”? - Eos
https://eos.org/science-updates/how-great-was-the-great-oxidation-event
Geochemical sleuthing amid acid mine runoff suggests that scientists should rethink an isotope signal long taken to indicate low levels of atmospheric oxygen in Earth’s deep past.
Simulating worlds on the GPU: Four billion years in four minutes
Simulating worlds on the GPU: Four billion years in four minutes
https://davidar.io/post/sim-glsl
This post delves into the implementation of my procedural earth simulation, written entirely in GLSL fragment shaders. It simulates the complete history of an earth-like planet in a few minutes, with the simulation updating at 60 frames per second.
When did humans get to South America? This giant shelled mammal fossil may hold clues
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/23/g-s1-12429/giant-armadillo-like-mammal-humans-south-america-human-arrival
Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea
Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea
https://theconversation.com/seafloor-sediment-reveals-previously-unknown-volcanic-eruption-520-000-years-ago-in-south-aegean-sea-224827
A newly discovered half-million-year-old layer of volcanic sediment beneath the Aegean Sea rewrites what scientists know about this area’s volcanic history – and potential future hazards.
Scientists Shocked by Electric Rocks Producing Oxygen in Deep Ocean
Scientists Shocked by Electric Rocks Producing Oxygen in Deep Ocean
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-shocked-by-electric-rocks-producing-oxygen-in-deep-ocean-2000476992
The discovery that electric rocks make oxygen challenges the long-held belief that only photosynthetic organisms produce our planet's oxygen.
Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries'
Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c728ven2v9eo
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.
Mystery oxygen source discovered on the sea floor — bewildering scientists
Mystery oxygen source discovered on the sea floor — bewildering scientists
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02393-7
A chemical reaction could be producing oxygen by splitting water molecules, but its source of energy remains unknown.
