Tag Archives: growth
Diamond’s P-billion-yr progress charts tectonic shift in early Earth’s carbon cycle
A number of unprocessed inclusion-bearing gem high quality diamonds from Letlhakane. The darkish areas surrounding the shiny metallic like inclusions (sulphide) are graphite in cracks that from because of the differential enlargement of the sulphide and diamond when delivered to … Continue reading
Diamond’s P-billion-yr progress charts tectonic shift in early Earth’s carbon cycle
A research of tiny mineral ‘inclusions’ inside diamonds from Botswana has proven that diamond crystals can take billions of years to develop. One diamond was discovered to include silicate materials that shaped P.A billion years in the past in its … Continue reading
Atom-by-atom growth chart for shells helps decode past climate
For the first time scientists can see how the shells of tiny marine organisms grow atom-by-atom, a new study reports. The advance provides new insights into the mechanisms of biomineralization and will improve our understanding of environmental change in Earth’s … Continue reading
For 20 million years, the diversity of large terrestrial mammals depended on plant growth
For more than 20 million years, the ups and downs of diversity in terrestrial large mammals were determined by primary production, i.e. net production of plant biomass. This pattern changed with the onset of the ice ages. The reason for … Continue reading
Growth rings on rocks give up North American climate secrets
Scientists have used soil deposits that form growth rings on rocks to provide a detailed picture of North American climate over a 120,000-year time span. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Charting the growth of one of the world’s oldest babies
The discovery of a juvenile Chasmosaurus — one of the rarest dinosaur discoveries — made headlines around the world in late 2013. Now a new article by these researchers outlines the results of their scientific findings in an alpha-level taxonomic … Continue reading
Increased carbon dioxide enhances plankton growth
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) true color image of a coccolithophore bloom in the Barents Sea. Coccolithophores — tiny calcifying plants that are part of the foundation of the marine food web — have been increasing in relative abundance in … Continue reading
Charting the growth of 1 of the world’s oldest babies
The discovery of a juvenile Chasmosaurus–one of the rarest dinosaur discoveries–made headlines around the world in late 2013: Professor Philip Currie from the University of Alberta and his colleagues have now published the results of their scientific findings in an … Continue reading
Charting the growth of one of the world’s oldest babies
The discovery of a juvenile Chasmosaurus — one of the rarest dinosaur discoveries — made headlines around the world in late 2013. Now a new article by these researchers outlines the results of their scientific findings in an alpha-level taxonomic … Continue reading
Growth rings on rocks give up North American climate secrets
Scientists have used soil deposits that form growth rings on rocks to provide a detailed picture of North American climate over a 120,000-year time span. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily