PALSEA2 Workshop; Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 6–9 November 2017
paleoclimatology & paleoceanography
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How Paleofire Research Can Better Inform Ecosystem Management
Global Paleofire Working Group 2: Paleofire Knowledge for Current and Future Ecosystem Management; Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec, Canada, 10–14 October 2017
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Radiocarbon in the Oceans
Offsets in radiocarbon concentration within the ocean or between the ocean and the atmosphere are particularly useful proxies for a variety of studies.
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Reconstructing Climate and Environment from Coral Archives
Tropical Coral Archives—Reconstructions of Climate and Environment Beyond the Instrumental Record at Society-Relevant Timescales; Bremen, Germany, 28 September 2017
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Piecing Together the Big Picture on Water and Climate
A new database brings together water isotope data from many sources, providing an integrated resource for studying changes in Earth’s hydroclimate over the past 2,000 years.
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History of Mars’s Water, Seen Through the Lens of Gale Crater
Research uncovers more of Mars’s past, when flowing water may have been transient before eventually disappearing.
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Impact of Hurricanes and Nor’easters on Coastal Forests
Scientists trace severe storms’ effects through tree ring growth patterns.
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Nordic Workshop Takes on Major Puzzles of Paleomagnetism
8th Nordic Paleomagnetism Workshop; Leirubakki, Iceland, 30 September to 7 October 2017
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Rocks with Soft-Tissue Fossils Share a Mineral Fingerprint
Discovering new resting places of these rare and information-rich fossils will be critical to understanding the largest expansion of life in Earth’s history, according to researchers.
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Cobalt Key to Development of Early Life on Earth
Cobalt may have played in important role in the early development of life on Earth, and been more available to ancient life than modern due to the higher mafic composition of early continents.