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Geotimes
October 2003
Naomi Lubick |
Vertebrates and tectonics Paleontologists suggested some new twists on tectonics and ecosystems at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Their ideas might offer answers to some key conundrums regarding extinction, speciation and the global distribution of vertebrate species.   |
Smithsonian
April 2007
Jen Phillips |
Species Explosion What happens when you mix evolution with climate change? |
Geotimes
October 2006 |
Geocatastrophes Catastrophe and Opportunity in an Ancient Hot-House Climate... When the Mediterranean Dried Up: Forensics of a Geocatastrophe... The Great Death: Redefining a Mass Extinction... |
Geotimes
January 2005
Joshua Zaffos |
Honeybee Survival Stings Impact Theory The buzz over the causes of the mass extinction 65 million years ago is getting louder. Now, a paleontology graduate student has found evidence in the survival of tiny honeybees that could be another sting to that theory. |
Geotimes
March 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Marine Critters Record Global Warming Layers of fossilized marine creatures have acted as an independent record of ocean temperature for millennia. Now, data from such layers is mirroring the same warming trend that instruments have shown -- suggesting humans are contributing to global warming. |
Geotimes
February 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Is Ocean Circulation Slowing Down? New measurements of temperature and salinity in the North Atlantic indicate that changes are occurring in this segment of the ocean's circulation that could eventually affect Earth's climate. |
Geotimes
December 2006 |
Top Climate News Stories of 2006 A new public face for climate change... Strong debate over storms... Thawing ice shifts water cycles... Methane climate menagerie... etc. |
Scientific American
March 2009
David Appell |
Can "Assisted Migration" Save Species from Global Warming? As the world warms up, some species cannot move to cooler climes in time to survive. Camille Parmesan thinks humans should help even if it means creating invasive species |
Geotimes
February 2004
Megan Sever |
An African puzzle piece The time period from 32 to 24 million years ago has largely been a black hole for paleontologists studying East Africa's animals. Newly discovered large vertebrate fossils from Ethiopia, however, are providing evidence that not only was there a thriving and diverse population, but also that it continued long after. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Fossil Bites Into Mammal Stereotypes Paleontologists uncovered the fossil of a large beaver-like mammal in China that lived on land and likely fished in lakes. The discovery could tear down previous stereotypes that mammals, while living alongside dinosaurs, could not develop extensive specialization. |
Geotimes
December 2006
Carolyn Gramling |
Wobbling Earth Linked to Mammal Extinctions Periodic changes in Earth's orbit and tilt may be controlling the appearances and disappearances of mammal species, a new study suggests. |
Geotimes
December 2005 |
Highlights 2005 -- Paleontology The "Great Dying" debate... Tracking human migration... More "hobbits" in Indonesia... T. rex bones break ground... An evolving debate... |
Geotimes
October 2003
Naomi Lubick |
David Krause: Kudos at home and abroad This month, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) will recognize David Krause with the 2003 Joseph T. Gregory Award for outstanding service to the welfare of the organization. But his activities in the paleontology community also have a global impact. |
Outside
July 2003
Brad Wetzler |
The Wild File Can dolphins and whales breathe through their mouths?... Why is there a "hole" in the Continental Divide in Wyoming, and where does rain that falls there end up?... With so many species dying off due to habitat destruction, are new species being born? |
Geotimes
October 2007
Moran & Backman |
The Arctic Ocean: So Much We Still Don't Know In 2004, the Arctic Coring Expedition team took three ships to the Arctic to drill a core near the Lomonosov Ridge. The team's results are teaching us more than we ever knew about the past 65 million years in the Arctic. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
Ecological ground zero Seven of the world's most biodiverse---and threatened---areas are in Latin America and the Caribbean. What can be done to protect them? |
Geotimes
July 2004
Megan Sever |
Possible P/T Impact Crater A group of scientists now says they have uncovered a crater that may be responsible for the mass extinction at the end of the Permian, and their results are inciting a new flurry of controversy. |
Geotimes
November 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Donald Russell: Paleontologiste Francais The current Romer-Simpson Medal recipient has worked to gather support for evolution in the field, and his own revolutionary methods have helped amass huge amounts of paleontological data. |
Salon.com
March 2, 2001
Dawn MacKeen |
Global warning Species from birds to butterflies are doing strange things, and a new report blames the behavior on the Earth's rising temperature... |
Reason
January 2009
Ronald Bailey |
Friendly Invasion End species discrimination -- newly introduced species may be able to get along with their native brethren better than previously believed. |
Geotimes
August 2006
Megan Sever |
From Hot to Cold in the Arctic For the first time, scientists have recovered direct evidence of what life in the Arctic has been like for the past 56 million years. A new 400-meter-long sediment core is revealing that all in the Arctic has not always been as it seems. |
Geotimes
April 2005
David B. Williams |
Mass Extinction, Massive Problem The great debate continues over the Great Dying -- the largest of all mass extinctions, which occurred 250 million years ago. The latest round of research casts doubt on an extraterrestrial impact as the cause of the extinction event. |
