Powering a massive biosphere on Earth, photosynthesis is the light-mediated reaction that converts carbon dioxide and water to …
prehistory
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Environment
Scientists Develop New Method for Studying Early Life in Ancient Rocks
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists have developed a new method for detecting traces of primordial life in ancient rock formations using potassium. …
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Science
Ancient DNA Tools Help Scientists Study Evolution From the Source
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArchaeologists learn about the past by piecing together artifacts from material culture: The tools, artwork, and architecture left …
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A scientific approach has been used to re-identify huge birds etched into the desert plains of southern Peru …
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Humans settled in southwestern Amazonia and even experimented with agriculture much earlier than previously thought, according to an …
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Environment
New Fallout Found From ‘The Collision That Changed the World’
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen the landmass that is now the Indian subcontinent slammed into Asia about 50 million years ago, the …
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Archaeologists at the University of Cincinnati used the latest technology to find evidence suggesting ancient Maya people grew …
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The largest study to date of ancient DNA from the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Portugal and Spain) offers new …
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Environment
Study Finds Tectonics in the Tropics Trigger Earth’s Ice Ages
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOver the last 540 million years, the Earth has weathered three major ice ages — periods during which …
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When UC Santa Barbara geology professor emeritus James Kennett and colleagues set out years ago to examine signs of …