3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (455+ words) A new study published in the journal Science reveals how glacial climate and severe cold snaps may have shaped early human evolution using deep-sea sediment cores from Portugal. An international team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge has…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (616+ words) It was thought the Snowball Earth was completely frozen and the climate shut down, but analysis of well-preserved rock suggests that might not have been the case. The Earth was once a giant snowball, or at least that's how it…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (511+ words) The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is one of the most unstable glaciers on the planet. Researchers are drilling through it to observe how the ocean is melting it from below. Researchers are drilling through part of Thwaites Glacier in West…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (539+ words) Scientists cannot predict earthquakes, but a new and powerful advance in modelling may help us understand their risks faster than ever. Earthquakes occur every day, sometimes with devastating consequences, but predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists can do…...