Humanity is compressing millions of years of natural change into just a few centuries
What climate changes in the distant past can tell us about the near future.
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What climate ‘tipping points’ are – and how they could suddenly change our planet
Things can change disturbingly quickly – just ask the people who once farmed the Sahara.
Ancient Eskimo artefacts saved from slipping into the sea
Villagers living in the Somerset levels who have been inundated with floodwaters for weeks will be able to sympathise with the difficulties faced by those in the similarly low-lying Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta…
Ocean ‘dead zones’ are spreading – and that spells disaster for fish
The oxygen is being sucked out of the ocean, and while much of it is happening far below the surface, it will still affect us above.
12,000‑year‑old skeleton in a Mexican cave helps trace the first Americans
The discovery of a nearly complete fossil skeleton of a teenage girl in the Hoyo Negro submerged cave system in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula provides new insight into the first people to inhabit the Americas…
Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5‑million‑year‑old shark tooth may provide clues
Could new populations of seals and porpoises attract the descendants of some of the large shark species that were thriving in this region 4-5 million years ago?
Medieval skeletons reveal the lasting damage of childhood malnutrition – new study
Medieval teeth reveal how childhood hunger echoes through generations.
It’s a myth that the Victorians created modern dog breeds – we’ve uncovered their prehistoric roots
Dogs were already remarkably diverse more than 10,000 years ago, long before kennel clubs and pedigrees.
What ancient Chinese roofs can tell us about climate change
Roof slopes in traditional Chinese architecture reflect snowfall patterns over a millennium.
Were wolves dependent on humans long before they became man’s best friend?
With humans providing lots of easy leftover food, wolves had a great incentive to ‘self-domesticate’.
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