El Argar used regional pottery networks to enforce political and economic dominance over its neighbors, revealing early state formation in prehistoric Iberia. Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Max Planck…
Category: Earth
-
Bronze Age Secrets Revealed: Scientists Map the Lost “Frontiers” of Iberia
-
The Hidden Chemistry of Planet Formation
How do water and hydrogen interact in planetary evolution? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the atmospheric…
Continue Reading
-
How a 10-Foot Drone Helped Solve a Greenland Climate Mystery
Drone-based data on Greenland’s water vapor is improving climate models and understanding of future ice loss. For the first time, researchers have gathered precise measurements of water vapor in the upper atmosphere above the Greenland ice…
Continue Reading
-
Stanford Scientists Solve the Mystery of Antarctica’s Cooling Waters
Stanford researchers discovered that increased meltwater and rainfall account for 60% of the decades-long gap between predicted and actual ocean temperatures around Antarctica. Global climate models have long predicted that the ocean surrounding…
Continue Reading
-
Glaciers are in Retreat Worldwide
A recent study reported in Nature Communications highlighted the loss of glaciers in the Arctic, which has been shown to be the fastest-warming place on Earth in recent decades. The increasing levels of…
Continue Reading
-
How Science Could Resolve Africa’s Largest Water Dispute
Researchers propose a framework for equitable sharing of the Nile’s water and hydropower resources during extended drought periods. A new study proposes a science-based policy for operating the Nile River’s mega-dams during prolonged droughts,…
Continue Reading
-
Microplastics Linked to Chronic Diseases
New research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session 2025 has shown that higher exposure to microplastics is associated with a greater risk of several chronic diseases,…
Continue Reading
-
New Research Suggests Earth’s First Oceans Weren’t Blue: They Were Green
Scientists have discovered evidence that Earth’s oceans were once green, hinting that this could be a marker of early life, both on our planet and potentially on alien worlds. Imagine the world’s oceans with their beautiful blue color. Now,…
Continue Reading
-
Stanford Scientists Crack 252-Million-Year-Old Biodiversity Mystery
Stanford scientists found that dramatic climate changes after the Great Dying enabled a few marine species to spread globally, leading to worldwide biological sameness. Scientists don’t call it the “Great Dying” for nothing. Around 252…
Continue Reading
-
The Ocean’s Green Glow Is a Warning Sign
In the vibrant yet fragile waters of the Gulf of Oman, spectacular phytoplankton blooms – visible even from space – unfold in rhythm with the seasons. Fueled by monsoon-driven upwelling, these blooms paint the ocean in swirling greens. But…
Continue Reading