In the Arctic, a 2,500-year-old Greek myth is coming true
Scientists say a sophisticated culture living in the Arctic 32,000 years ago contributed to the genome of more than half the world's current population.
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Scientists say a sophisticated culture living in the Arctic 32,000 years ago contributed to the genome of more than half the world's current population.
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added 'At a glance' section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a 'bump' for our ask. This week features 'Are we heading into an ice age?'. More will follow in the upcoming weeks. Please follow the Further Reading link at the bottom to read the full rebuttal and to join the discussion in the comment thread there.
The warming effect from more CO2 greatly outstrips the influence from changes in the Earth's orbit or solar activity, even if solar levels were to drop to Maunder Minimum levels.
The ancient man was laid to rest in Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Great Urswick, just after Britain thawed following the last Ice Age.
One ancient individual recovered from Gough's Cave in Somerset was part of a group that likely practiced cannibalism, report experts from the Natural History Museum in London.