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Soften-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet extremely delicate to adjustments in ocean temperatures

Melting of ice cabinets in West Antarctica hurries up and slows down in response to adjustments in deep ocean temperature, and is much extra variable than beforehand thought, in accordance with new analysis. Geology News — ScienceDaily

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Weathering of rocks a poor regulator of global temperatures

Evidence from the age of the dinosaurs to today shows that chemical weathering of rocks is less sensitive to global temperature, and may depend on the steepness of the surface. The results call into question the role of rocks in … Continue reading

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Weathering of rocks a poor regulator of global temperatures

Evidence from the age of the dinosaurs to today shows that chemical weathering of rocks is less sensitive to global temperature, and may depend on the steepness of the surface. The results call into question the role of rocks in … Continue reading

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Taking dinosaur temperatures with eggshells

Researchers know dinosaurs once ruled the earth, but they know very little about how these animals performed the basic task of balancing their energy intake and output–how their metabolisms worked. Now, a team of Caltech researchers that has measured the … Continue reading

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Taking dinosaur temperatures with eggshells

A clutch of “faveoolithus” dinosaur eggs (Wikimedia Commons). Researchers know dinosaurs once ruled the earth, but they know very little about how these animals performed the basic task of balancing their energy intake and output–how their metabolisms worked. Now, a … Continue reading

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