Megafaunal extinctions driven by too much moisture
Calving of a glacier.
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Studies of bones from Ice Age megafaunal animals across Eurasia and the Americas have revealed that major...
Your brain, not your white blood cells, keeps you warm, new study suggests
While researchers had previously hypothesized that macrophages, a class of white blood cells, played a major role in thermogenesis, the new study suggests that...
The dangers of being a saber-toothed cat in Los Angeles 12,000 years ago
Saber-toothed cat skeleton (stock image).
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Saber-toothed cats that roamed Los Angeles 12,000 years ago had many injuries to their shoulders...
Creating time crystals
Traditionally speaking, crystals -- like salt, sugar or even diamonds -- are simply periodic arrangements of atoms in a three-dimensional lattice.
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New era of Western wildfire demands new ways of protecting people, ecosystems
The western U.S. has seen a 2-degrees-Celsius rise in annual average temperature and lengthening of the fire season by almost three months since the...
Retreating Yukon glacier caused a river to disappear
A close-up view of the ice-walled canyon at the terminus of the Kaskawulsh Glacier, with recently collapsed ice blocks. This canyon now carries almost...
Behind the iron curtain: How methane-making microbes kept the early Earth warm
Tiny incubators were used to simulate early Earth conditions, tracking microbial diversity and methane emissions over a period of 500 days.
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Landslides on Ceres reflect hidden ice
Type I landslides on Ceres are relatively round, large and have thick "toes" at their ends. They look similar to rock glaciers and icy...
Supermassive black holes found in two tiny galaxies
U astronomers and colleagues have found two ultra-compact dwarf galaxies, VUCD3 and M59cO, with supermassive black holes. The findings suggest that the dwarfs are...
Atmosphere detected around an Earth-like planet
Artist's impression of super-Earth planet GJ 1132b.
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Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around the super-Earth planet GJ 1132b. This marks the first detection of...
Risky alcohol consumption can increase at time of retirement
Risky alcohol consumption can increase at time of retirement
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Of retiring employees, 12 percent increased their risky drinking at the time...
