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| Low volcanic temperature ushered in global cooling and the thriving of dinosaurs Posted: 31 Jan 2022 08:05 AM PST Dinosaurs came to flourish during the Jurassic period after a volcanic eruption roughly 201 millions years ago wiped out many marine and land animals, leaving them able to evolve and grow. Now, further details about this eruption and the mass extinction have been revealed. A group of researchers demonstrated how low temperature magma slowly heated sedimentary rocks, causing high sulfur dioxide and low carbon dioxide emissions, a process which cooled the earth. |
| Locations of ancient Maya sacred groves of cacao trees discovered Posted: 31 Jan 2022 06:50 AM PST A team has identified nine sinkholes in the Yucatan peninsula that contain evidence of both cacao trees and ancient ceremonial rituals. |
| Thawing permafrost can accelerate global warming Posted: 28 Jan 2022 07:07 AM PST Thawing permafrost in the Arctic could be emitting greenhouse gases from previously unaccounted-for carbon stocks, fuelling global warming. In the Siberian Arctic, the research team determined the origin of carbon dioxide released from permafrost that is thousands of years old. |
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