The sharks we know today as the open ocean’s top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers during a dramatic episode of global warming millions of years ago.
How Sharks Survived a Major Spike in Earth’s Temperature
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Greenhouses Cover More and More of Earth’s Surface
We have long since become accustomed to enjoying tomatoes, cucumbers, berries and melons year-round.
Relics of a Warmer Past, Some Species May Be Suited to a Hotter Future
Some species may be better able to withstand climate change than was previously thought.
Thawing Permafrost: Not a Climate Tipping Element, But Nevertheless Far-Reaching Impacts
Permafrost soils store large quantities of organic carbon and are often portrayed as a critical tipping element in the Earth system, which, once global warming has reached a certain level, suddenly and globally collapses.
“Ugly” Fossil Places Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat on Texas Coast
Important scientific finds don’t always come in the biggest, buzziest packages. Sometimes new discoveries come in little ugly rocks.
Trout in Mine-Polluted Rivers Are Genetically ‘Isolated’
Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically “isolated” from other trout, new research shows.
