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The Proterozoic Eon experienced very little change in the evolution of life, ocean, atmosphere composition, and climate, which is why some refer to it as the “boring billion.”

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08-22-2019

How did Earth finally produced enough oxygen to escape the ‘boring billion’?

For roughly half of our planet’s 4.6 billion year lifetime, its atmosphere was made up...

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Experts may have just pinpointed how sea-surface temperature patterns influence the number, strength, and distribution of April tornadoes.

08-22-2019

April tornadoes are strongly influenced by changing climate patterns

Wildfires burning across the Amazon have produced so much smoke that it can be seen from space.

08-21-2019

The Amazon rainforest is burning at an unprecedented rate

A new study has revealed that Asian tiger mosquitoes are adapting to colder winters and pushing the limits of their northern range by using their eggs as ‘time capsules.’

08-21-2019

Tiger mosquitoes may be quickly adapting to colder climates

Urban stormwater is washing harmful substances off of buildings and streets into storm drains.

08-21-2019

Stormwater is washing a cocktail of contaminants off of streets into drains

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Greenland is on track to lose 440 billion tons of ice from its ice sheet by the end of the summer.

08-21-2019

Greenland on track to lose 440 billion tons of ice from summer melting

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The unusually dry monsoon season in the Sonoran Desert reveals the danger of blaming climate change for every irregular weather phenomena.

08-21-2019 Environment

Irregular Sonoran monsoon highlights danger of always blaming climate change

The Sonoran Desert in the United States is home to...

Some scientists believe that a feasible strategy for climate change mitigation is to inject carbon dioxide (CO2) deep into the seafloor.

08-21-2019 Science

Scientists develop a way to monitor CO2 leaks on the seafloor

Some scientists believe that a feasible strategy for climate change...

Rainwater from 300 million-year-old minerals has helped researchers piece together the surface topography of Western France during the Late Carboniferous before the dinosaurs.

08-20-2019 Science

300 million-year-old rainwater sheds light on France before the dinosaurs

Rainwater from 300 million-year-old minerals has helped researchers piece together...

Increasing oxygen levels in North America gave rise to dinosaurs 215 million years ago, according to a new study.

08-20-2019 Animals

Increases in oxygen levels helped give rise to the dinosaurs

Increasing oxygen levels in North America gave rise to dinosaurs...

A new study has found a potential link between poor air quality and higher rates of psychiatric disorders.

08-20-2019 Lifestyle

Could air pollution increase the risk of developing psychiatric disorders?

Air pollution and poor air quality has been linked to...

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A new study from the National Museum of Denmark shows that migration patterns shifted during the southern Scandinavian Bronze Age.

08-22-2019 Lifestyle

Wide variety of migrants traveled to Denmark during the Nordic Bronze Age

A new study from the National Museum of Denmark shows...

Cranial modification may have been used as a way to show cultural affiliation during the 5th and 6th centuries in Croatia.

08-22-2019 Lifestyle

Evidence of early cranial modification found in Croatia

Cranial modification may have been used as a way to...

08-22-2019 Environment

April tornadoes are strongly influenced by changing climate patterns

Experts may have just pinpointed how sea-surface temperature patterns influence...

Research shows that the fecal inoculations actually changed the koalas’ microbiomes and allowed them to eat messmate.

08-22-2019 Animals

How fecal inoculations could help save koalas

Just a few years ago, there was a significant decline...

Researchers have concluded that the brain evolution of anthropoid primates was much more complex earlier on in history than previously realized.

08-21-2019 Science

Ancient skull reveals complex brain evolution in apes and monkeys

A team of researchers from the American Museum of Natural...

Experts at the Allen Institute for Brain Science have categorized brain cell types to produce the most detailed "parts list" of the human brain to date.

08-21-2019 Science

New ‘parts list’ will drastically improve our understanding of the brain

Experts at the Allen Institute for Brain Science have categorized...

In a new study led by Rutgers University, scientists have discovered how brown fat may help protect against obesity and type 2 diabetes.

08-21-2019 Lifestyle

Brown fat is important to good health and helps protect against obesity

In a new study led by Rutgers University, scientists have...

08-21-2019 Environment

Irregular Sonoran monsoon highlights danger of always blaming climate change

The Sonoran Desert in the United States is home to...

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08-22-2019

How fecal inoculations could help save koalas

Just a few years ago, there was a significant decline in the koala population of...

08-21-2019 Animals

Tiger mosquitoes may be quickly adapting to colder climates

A new study has revealed that Asian tiger mosquitoes are...

08-21-2019 Science

Ancient skull reveals complex brain evolution in apes and monkeys

A team of researchers from the American Museum of Natural...

08-20-2019 Animals

Increases in oxygen levels helped give rise to the dinosaurs

Increasing oxygen levels in North America gave rise to dinosaurs...

Impulsive decision-making is not a growing phase that is unique to teenagers, but is actually experienced by other primates as well.

08-20-2019 Lifestyle

Changes in the young brains of humans and primates cause impulsive behavior

Impulsive decision-making is not a growing phase that is unique...

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Wide variety of migrants traveled to Denmark during the Nordic Bronze Age

A new study from the National Museum of Denmark shows that migration patterns shifted during the southern Scandinavian Bronze Age, which took place in modern-day Denmark during the 2nd millennium …