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Pollen season in the US may start 40 days earlier by end of century

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Climate change may see pollen season in the US begin earlier and end later by the end of the century – and those with hay fever may experience worse symptoms as pollen emissions could rise by as much as 250 per cent Environment 15 March 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu Green clover leaves surrounded by … Read more

Lost Photos Suggest Europeans Were Mummifying Their Dead Far Earlier Than We Thought

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Archaeologists may have just uncovered evidence for the oldest known practice of mummification. Human remains interred 8,000 years ago in the Sado Valley in Portugal, during the Mesolithic, appear to have been deliberately treated for mummification prior to burial. This is the first evidence for Mesolithic mummification in Europe.   It’s also possibly the oldest … Read more

Ancient Cave Shows Modern Humans Ventured Into Europe Far Earlier Than We Knew

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Homo sapiens ventured into Neanderthal territory in Europe much earlier than previously thought, according to an archaeological study published in Science magazine on Wednesday.   Up to now, archaeological discoveries had indicated that Neanderthals disappeared from the European continent about 40,000 years ago, shortly after the arrival of their “cousin” H. sapiens, barely 5,000 years … Read more

Spring in the U.K. Arrives a Month Earlier than in the 1980s

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For more than 200 years, scientists have documented the changing seasons across the British Isles. Now, these long-term records have revealed a concerning trend. Spring—defined by the blooming of flowers after a long winter—is arriving nearly a full month earlier than it used to. The findings were published yesterday in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, … Read more

Flowers in The UK Are Blooming a Whole Month Earlier Than They Did in The 1980s

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For centuries, British flowers have been blooming like clockwork. A few months into spring, sometime around May or June, the nation bursts into color. Since the early 1980s, however, hundreds of plants have grown out of sync with the seasons, which means they’re also unraveling from the complicated tapestry of interactions that keep ecosystems sustainably … Read more

Remote North Atlantic Islands Were Inhabited Centuries Earlier Than Previously Thought

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The picturesque and remote Faroe Islands sit in the North Atlantic, between Norway and Iceland, around 200 miles (322 kilometers) northwest of Scotland. Today, almost 54,000 people live on the archipelago, but it seems the first inhabitants arrived a lot earlier than previously thought.   From the earliest archaeological structures on the Faroes, we know … Read more

Faroe Islands: Remote archipelago was occupied 300 years earlier than we thought

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By Chen Ly The Faroe Islands dataichi – Simon Dubreuil/Getty Images People arrived on the Faroe Islands – a North Atlantic archipelago between Iceland, Norway and the British Isles – earlier than we thought, predating the arrival of Norse Vikings by about 300 years. The earliest direct evidence of human settlement on the Faroe Islands … Read more