
“Precession of the axis of a spinning top and that of the Earth. At present the northern end of Earth’s axis points to what we now call the Pole Star. Around 11.5 ka from now it will point to the star Vega”
“Precession of the axis of a spinning top and that of the Earth. At present the northern end of Earth’s axis points to what we now call the Pole Star. Around 11.5 ka from now it will point to the star Vega”
“Bumblebees are mostly threatened by loss and degradation of nesting and feeding habitat.” Richard Comont, Science Manager at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust
On 10th of April 1815 the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history took place when Mount Tambora, Indonesia exploded.
The research team spent 3 years gathering sediment samples from a lake called Lake 578. There were Norse settlements close to this lake.
“Overall the Assembly is not content with the common response from the Government to our recommendations being that ‘we don’t have the powers’.”
The second phase of flooding was one of the most disastrous natural events to occur in Central Europe during the past millennium
Before about a million years ago the Earth’s overall climate repeatedly swung from warm to cool roughly every 41 thousand years.”
The Pebble Trust awards grants of up to £10,000 for projects in 2021-22 that contribute to reducing the impact of the Nature and Climate Emergencies.
Key ages of early H. sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans (image credit: Delson, 2019; Fig. 1)
The 2021 awards celebrate the actions and achievements of businesses working towards reaching net-zero carbon emissions.