Tag: Nature
Tree rings show record of newly identified extreme solar activity event
The data of tree rings register extreme storms of solar energetic particles (SEPs), far larger than the largest SEP event ever observed in the...
Evolutionary biologists show that sexual selection increases the number of species...
An ostracod displaying bioluminescent courtship.Credit: Image created in Photoshop by Todd Oakley
When you're a firefly, finding "the one" can change the world. Literally.
A new...
‘Pristine’ landscapes haven’t existed for thousands of years due to human...
It has been thousands of years since the Earth had pristine landscapes. A new article identifies four major phases when humans shaped the world...
Comet craters: literal melting pots for life on Earth
First author Edel O'Sullivan enjoys the sunshine by the Sudbury Crater in Canada.Credit: Trinity College Dublin
Geochemists from Trinity College Dublin's School of Natural Sciences...
Survival of the oldest: Why do some species make it when...
The oldest surviving species of vertebrates, such as the cane toad and the California sea lion, which have endured past extreme environmental events, will...
Climate Change: Weather Pattern Could Cause Water Scarcity for Small Islands,...
This is an aerial photo of the town of Jabor on Jaluit Atoll (169.5E, 6N), Republic of the Marshall Islands taken by a drone...
Flower declines shrink bee tongues
Climate-related changes in flower diversity have resulted in a decrease in the length of alpine bumble bees' tongues, a new study reports, leaving these...
