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Feb 24, 2017

Bronze Age Weapons Discovered

A stash of rare weapons including a notched bronze sword and a gold-decorated spearhead, which likely date back to between 1000 BC and 800 BC, have been discovered by archaeologists in Scotland.
Archaeologists discovered the remains of 12 Bronze Age buildings during the dig, as well as a much earlier Stone Age hall that probably dates back to the very beginnings of agriculture in Scotland.

Feb 17, 2017

Earth Has a New Guest

There has been another addition to the number of continents in the Earth. Scientists claim to have unearthed a new continent which they named 'Zealandia'.
As per scientists, the 5 million square kilometer landmark east of Australia is a continent and this theory is backed by satellite data and rock samples.
Zealandia includes the regions of New Zealand and New Caledonia and is believed to be mostly submerged.

Feb 16, 2017

Canadian Glaciers Major Contributor to Sea Level Change

As per a new study, ice loss from Canada's Arctic glaciers has transformed them into a major contributor to sea level change.
From 2005 to 2015, surface melt off ice caps and glaciers of the Queen Elizabeth Islands grew by an astonishing 900 percent, from an average of three gigatons to 30 gigatons per year.

Feb 15, 2017

Climate Change Impact on Animals and Birds

Researchers have found that climate change harmed nearly half of endangered land mammals and a quarter of birds.
As per reports, endangered primates and elephants are among the groups squeezed the hardest by global warming. It is because they reproduce slowly and take longer to adapt to rapid environmental changes.
While most studies seek to predict global warming's future impact on animal survival, the new analysis states that for "large numbers" of threatened species, the damage was already being done.

Feb 11, 2017

Methane Levels in Marcellus Shale Region

Despite a slowdown in the number of new natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region of Northeast Pennsylvania, new research finds that atmospheric methane levels in the area are still increasing. Measurements of methane and other air pollutants taken three years apart in the rural areas of Pennsylvania that have been the target of natural gas development over the last decade have revealed a substantial increase from 2012 to 2015.

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