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Glaciers May Have Helped Warm Earth
It seems counterintuitive, but over the eons, glaciers may have made Earth warmer, according to New study. Mark Torres, an assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, took a data-driven dive into the mechanics of weathering by glaciation over … Continue reading
Glaciers may have helped warm Earth
Weathering of Earth by glaciers may have warmed the planet over eons by aiding the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. A new study shows the cumulative effect may have created negative feedback that prevented runaway glaciation. Geology News … Continue reading
Sensitive faces helped dinosaurs eat, woo and take temperature
Dinosaurs’ faces might have been much more sensitive than previously thought, and crucial to tasks from precision eating and testing nest temperature to combat and mating rituals, according to a study. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Sensitive faces helped dinosaurs eat, woo and take temperature
Dinosaurs’ faces might have been much more sensitive than previously thought, and crucial to tasks from precision eating and testing nest temperature to combat and mating rituals, according to a study. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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How X-rays helped to solve mystery of floating rocks in the ocean
Experiments have helped scientists to solve a mystery of why some rocks can float for years in the ocean, traveling thousands of miles before sinking. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Climate change helped kill off tremendous-sized Ice Age animals in Australia
During the final Ice Age, Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea shaped a single landmass, referred to as Sahul. It was a wierd and sometimes hostile place populated by a weird forged of big animals. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Paleontologist finds that ligaments in some dinosaurs? necks helped them graze more efficiently
Ligaments in the long necks of certain sauropods probably helped them graze more efficiently, according to paleontologists. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
?Trickle of food? helped deep sea creatures survive asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs
New evidence has been provided to explain why deep sea creatures were able to survive the catastrophic asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Smooth hunters: How environmental awareness helped the Bushmen to poison their game
Being responsible for providing their food straight from nature, the San tribes, also called Bushmen, have quickly found ways to evolve their hunting methods. It is assumed that it did not take long between the adoption of bowhunting and the … Continue reading
Mountain growth helped spawn fish diversity in New Zealand
The growth of mountain ranges on New Zealand’s South Island directly influenced the evolution of different freshwater fish species in the region, according to new University of Otago-led research. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology