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Arctic sea ice loss in the past linked to abrupt climate events

Posted: 11 Feb 2019 01:40 PM PST

A new study on ice cores shows that reductions in sea ice in the Arctic in the period between 30-100,000 years ago led to major climate events. During this period, Greenland temperatures rose by as much as 16 degrees Celsius.

Discovery of the oldest evidence of mobility on Earth

Posted: 11 Feb 2019 01:40 PM PST

Scientists have uncovered the oldest fossilized traces of motility. Whereas previous remnants were dated to 570 million years ago, this new evidence is 2.1 billion years old. They were discovered in a fossil deposit in Gabon, where the oldest multicellular organisms have already been found.