Ancient dung reveals earliest evidence of farmed animals
Ancient dung has helped provide archaeologists with the earliest evidence of animals being farmed for food.
Humans were tending animals approximately 12,500 years ago in...
Climate models unreliable in predicting damage to coral reefs
Climate models are unreliable when it comes to predicting the damage that tropical cyclones will do to sensitive coral reefs, according to a new...
History has seen Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier retreat even more quickly than it is today,...
Scientists mapped in high-resolution a critical area of the seafloor in front of the glacier that gives them a window into how fast Thwaites...
Climate change puts availability of vital renewable energy source at risk, research reveals
Climate change is putting the availability of biomass fuels and technologies – vital alternatives to fossil fuels – at risk, according to new research.
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Land plants changed Earth’s composition, say scientists
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.
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Tonga volcano eruption released more energy than the most powerful nuclear bomb
The eruption of the underwater volcano in Tonga that triggered a tsunami earlier this year (January 2022), released more energy than the Tsar Bomba...
Scientists relieved to discover ‘curious’ creature with no anus is not earliest human ancestor
An international team of researchers have discovered that a mysterious microscopic creature from which humans were thought to descend is part of a different...
Pheasant meat sold for food found to contain many tiny shards of toxic lead
Eating pheasant killed using lead shot is likely to expose consumers to raised levels of lead in their diet, even if the meat is...
Sulfur shortage: a potential resource crisis looming as the world decarbonises
A projected shortage of sulfuric acid, a crucial chemical in our modern industrial society, could stifle green technology advancement and threaten global food security,...
Warm waters marching south threaten the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
New research from the University of Southampton has revealed for the first time how changes in Southern Ocean circulation are melting the East Antarctic...