Jupiter’s moon Europa has an ocean buried beneath its icy shell which may be full of…
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Rising sea levels destroyed evidence of shell middens at many prehistoric coastal sites
Archaeological remains of coastal occupation in the form of shell middens are commonly found on today’s…
Pollen collected by US honey bees in urban settings shows dramatic seasonal variation
The diversity and availability of pollen foraged by honey bees across urban and suburban areas in…
The origins of cannabis smoking: Marijuana use in the first millennium BC
Cannabis has been cultivated for millennia in East Asia as an oil-seed and fibre crop. Little…
Climate change: Should the UK's 2050 target be sooner?
The UK has promised a stricter emissions target by 2050, but some say it should be…
Hungary scientists 'alarmed' at planned government takeover
Hungary’s top scientific body warned Wednesday that a planned takeover of research institutes by Prime Minister…
Protecting coral reefs in a deteriorating environment
Coral reefs around the world face growing danger from a changing climate, on top of the…
Old ice and snow yields tracer of preindustrial ozone
Using rare oxygen molecules trapped in air bubbles in old ice and snow, U.S. and French…
Evolutionary discovery to rewrite textbooks
Scientists at The University of Queensland have upended biologists’ century-old understanding of the evolutionary history of…
Organic carbon hides in sediments, keeping oxygen in atmosphere
A new study from researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Harvard University may…