Scientists at the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence from ancient rocks that the Earth’s climate continued to fluctuate during its most extreme ice age – known as Snowball Earth.
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How Earth’s Greenhouse Age Ended 66 Million Years Ago
A 66 million-year-old mystery behind how our planet transformed from a tropical greenhouse to the ice-capped world of today has been unravelled by scientists.
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Ancient Rocks Reveal Themselves As Carbon Sponges
Sixty-million-year-old rock samples from deep under the ocean have revealed how huge amounts of carbon dioxide are stored for millennia in piles of lava rubble that accumulate on the seafloor.
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Groundbreaking Analysis Provides Day-by-day Insight Into Prehistoric Plankton’s Capacity For Change
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of analysing fossils allowing them to see how creatures from millions of years ago were shaped by their environment […]
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The Human Genome Has Been Stored On An Everlasting Memory Crystal
University of Southampton scientists have stored the full human genome on a 5D memory crystal – a revolutionary data storage format that can survive for billions of years. The team […]
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Oceans And Continents Devastated Marine Life Millions Of Years Ago
Scientists have revealed how a “tag-team” between the oceans and continents millions of years ago devastated marine life – and altered the course of evolution on Earth. Their study has […]
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Ice Planet Update: Digital Twin Of RRS Discovery Shows How Antarctic Research Began
A project led by the University of Southampton has created a ‘digital twin’ of RRS Discovery – the pioneering research vessel that first took explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology, Press Release, Terraforming & Geoengineering
Land Plants Changed Earth’s Composition
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that the evolution of land plants caused a sudden shift in the composition of Earth’s continents. The Southampton researchers, led by Dr […]
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Volcanic Fertilization Of The Oceans Drove Severe Mass Extinction
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that two intense periods of volcanism triggered a period of global cooling and falling oxygen levels in the oceans, which caused one […]
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Volcanoes Acted As A Safety Valve For Earth's Long-term Climate
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) over geological time. This […]