Despite much interest in the ecology and origins of the extensive grassland ecosystems of
the modern world, the biogeographic relationships of savannah palaeobiomes of Africa …

The mid-Miocene climatic optimum (MMCO) is an intriguing climatic period due to its above-
modern temperatures in mid-to-high latitudes in the presence of close-to-modern CO 2 …

Holding a climatically and geologically key position both regionally and globally, the
northeastern Tibetan Plateau provides a natural laboratory for illustrating the interactions …

Simulations using the ECHAM5/MPI-OM coupled atmosphere–ocean model both with and
without the Tibetan Plateau are performed in order to study the large scale effects of …

Laboratory experiments showed that the isotopic fractionation of δ 13 C and of δ 18 O during
calcite formation of planktic foraminifera are species-specific functions of ambient CO 3 2 …

Nutrient restriction (NR) extends lifespan in many species. High latitudes are characterized
by cold-water temperature and food limitations, where bivalves may mimic NR like …

The total meridional heat transport (MHT) is relatively stable across different climates.
Nevertheless, the strength of individual processes contributing to the total transport are not …

Modern Asian winter monsoon characterised by the strong northwesterly wind in East Asia
and northeasterly wind in South Asia, has a great impact on the surface temperature of the …

Assessing paleo-climatic changes and the underlying driving mechanisms are an essential
(and often poorly understood) first-step for understanding if natural variability in Earth's …

This is a study based on, but not of teeth. More than in any other division of paleontology,
teeth have been the foremost subjects of paleomammalogical studies. Besides the evident …