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8,000-12,000-Year-Old Fossil Bed Discovered In Tamil Nadu
A fossil bed from 8,000-12,000 years ago was found in Tamil Nadu's Panaiyur area.
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Study Reveals Greenland's Ice Completely Melted During Past Warm Period, Highlighting Future Risks
Recent scientific studies have revealed that a portion of Greenland's vast ice sheet completely disappeared during a naturally warm period about 7,000 years ago.
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New Study Shows Antarctic Waters Unleashed Ancient Carbon at the Ice Age’s End
New research shows that shifting Antarctic circulation after the last Ice Age released ancient deep-ocean carbon into the atmosphere. Using Southern Ocean sediment cores, scientists traced how expanding Antarctic Bottom Water mixed long-isolated, carbon-rich waters upward. The findings reveal a major but underappreciated driver of early Holocene wa...
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Ancient 14,000-Year-Old Solar Storm Revealed as Strongest Ever Recorded in Earth’s History
A massive solar storm struck Earth 14,300 years ago, now confirmed as the most powerful ever recorded. Finnish scientists detected it through carbon-14 spikes in Ice Age tree rings. Over 500 times stronger than the 2003 Halloween Storm, this ancient event redefines solar risk and highlights the growing need to safeguard modern infrastructure agains...
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From Nuclear Fallout To Microplastics, Earth Enters Anthropocene
Humans have consumed more energy since 1950 than was used in the previous 11,700 years of the Holocene epoch, the Anthropocene scientists have shown.
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Prominent Hedge Funds Invested in Twitter Before Musk Revealed Buyout Plan
Prominent hedge funds, including Point72 Asset Management and Bridgewater Associates, invested in Twitter during the first quarter, putting them on course to reap big gains early in the second quarter when billionaire Elon Musk unveiled plans to buy the company.
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Scientists Discover New "Meghalayan Age" In Earth's History
Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as being a distinct Earth age and are calling it a new chapter -- the "Meghalayan Age" -- the onset of which was marked by a mega-drought that crushed a number of civilisations worldwide.
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Human Activity Leading Earth Into New Geological Epoch: Study
The evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on Earth is now overwhelming, according to a new study.
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8,000-12,000-Year-Old Fossil Bed Discovered In Tamil Nadu
A fossil bed from 8,000-12,000 years ago was found in Tamil Nadu's Panaiyur area.
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Study Reveals Greenland's Ice Completely Melted During Past Warm Period, Highlighting Future Risks
Recent scientific studies have revealed that a portion of Greenland's vast ice sheet completely disappeared during a naturally warm period about 7,000 years ago.
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New Study Shows Antarctic Waters Unleashed Ancient Carbon at the Ice Age’s End
New research shows that shifting Antarctic circulation after the last Ice Age released ancient deep-ocean carbon into the atmosphere. Using Southern Ocean sediment cores, scientists traced how expanding Antarctic Bottom Water mixed long-isolated, carbon-rich waters upward. The findings reveal a major but underappreciated driver of early Holocene wa...
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Ancient 14,000-Year-Old Solar Storm Revealed as Strongest Ever Recorded in Earth’s History
A massive solar storm struck Earth 14,300 years ago, now confirmed as the most powerful ever recorded. Finnish scientists detected it through carbon-14 spikes in Ice Age tree rings. Over 500 times stronger than the 2003 Halloween Storm, this ancient event redefines solar risk and highlights the growing need to safeguard modern infrastructure agains...
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From Nuclear Fallout To Microplastics, Earth Enters Anthropocene
Humans have consumed more energy since 1950 than was used in the previous 11,700 years of the Holocene epoch, the Anthropocene scientists have shown.
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Prominent Hedge Funds Invested in Twitter Before Musk Revealed Buyout Plan
Prominent hedge funds, including Point72 Asset Management and Bridgewater Associates, invested in Twitter during the first quarter, putting them on course to reap big gains early in the second quarter when billionaire Elon Musk unveiled plans to buy the company.
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Scientists Discover New "Meghalayan Age" In Earth's History
Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as being a distinct Earth age and are calling it a new chapter -- the "Meghalayan Age" -- the onset of which was marked by a mega-drought that crushed a number of civilisations worldwide.
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Human Activity Leading Earth Into New Geological Epoch: Study
The evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on Earth is now overwhelming, according to a new study.
