Phanerozoic paleotemperatures: The earth's changing climate during the last 540 million years
This study provides a comprehensive and quantitative estimate of how global temperatures
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
Tectonics, climate and the diversification of the tropical African terrestrial flora and fauna
Tropical Africa is home to an astonishing biodiversity occurring in a variety of ecosystems.
Past climatic change and geological events have impacted the evolution and diversification …
Past climatic change and geological events have impacted the evolution and diversification …
[書籍][B] The precipice: Existential risk and the future of humanity
T Ord - 2020 - books.google.com
This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the
central challenge of our time. If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species …
central challenge of our time. If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species …
[書籍][B] Radical uncertainty: Decision-making beyond the numbers
J Kay, M King - 2020 - books.google.com
Much economic advice is bogus quantification, warn two leading experts in this essential
book, now with a preface on COVID-19. Invented numbers offer a false sense of security; we …
book, now with a preface on COVID-19. Invented numbers offer a false sense of security; we …
Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds
To better determine the history of modern birds, we performed a genome-scale phylogenetic
analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods …
analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods …
On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
The cause of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction is vigorously debated, owing to the
occurrence of a very large bolide impact and flood basalt volcanism near the boundary …
occurrence of a very large bolide impact and flood basalt volcanism near the boundary …
When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal
We evaluate the boundary of the Anthropocene geological time interval as an epoch, since it
is useful to have a consistent temporal definition for this increasingly used unit, whether the …
is useful to have a consistent temporal definition for this increasingly used unit, whether the …
Genetic contribution of paleopolyploidy to adaptive evolution in angiosperms
Ancient whole-genome duplications (WGDs or polyploidy) are prevalent in plants, and some
WGDs occurred during the timing of severe global environmental changes. It has been …
WGDs occurred during the timing of severe global environmental changes. It has been …
How Large Igneous Provinces affect global climate, sometimes cause mass extinctions, and represent natural markers in the geological record
Abstract Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) can have a significant global climatic effect as
monitored by sedimentary trace and isotopic compositions that record paleo …
monitored by sedimentary trace and isotopic compositions that record paleo …
Circling the drain: The extinction crisis and the future of humanity
Humanity has triggered the sixth mass extinction episode since the beginning of the
Phanerozoic. The complexity of this extinction crisis is centred on the intersection of two …
Phanerozoic. The complexity of this extinction crisis is centred on the intersection of two …