Eurasia

Climate tipping points: Frozen peatlands could begin releasing carbon sooner than thought

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We had calculated that frozen peatlands would remain stable until the 2070s, but a new analysis suggests they may begin thawing as early as the 2040s Environment 14 March 2022 By Adam Vaughan Scandinavian mountain range, above the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images Vast expanses of peatland in frozen soil … Read more

Modern humans moved into cave one year after Neanderthals abandoned it

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About 10,000 years before modern humans colonised Europe, a small group of them moved into a cave in southern France that had just been abandoned by Neanderthals – but they only stayed there for about 40 years Humans 9 February 2022 By Michael Marshall Excavations at the entrance of Grotte Mandrin Slimak-Metz A small group … Read more