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Tübinger Wissenschaftler präsentieren rund 40.000 Jahre altes Fragment einer Knochenflöte – Höhlenfundstellen der Schwäbischen Alb könnten im Juli zum Weltkulturerbe werden

Schon vor 40.000 Jahren haben Menschen Musik gemacht. Dies ist bekannt, seit in den Höhlen der Schwäbischen Alb die ältesten Musikinstrumente weltweit gefunden wurden: Fragmente von Flöten, die Höhlenbewohner während der Eiszeit aus den Knochen von Schwänen und Gänsegeiern oder aus Mammutelfenbein schnitzten. (more…)

Ancient shark teeth give clues to future of Arctic climate change

By Guest PostJuly 29, 2014Sciencearctic waters, crocodiles, deltaic estuary, eocene epoch, ernst seidl, future, global warming, greenhouse effect, hoehlen, hongqing wang, isotopes, jaelyn eberle, knochenfloete, mississippi river diversions, oxygen atom, rebuilding wetlands, schwaebischen alb, subatomic variations, testosterone therapy, testosterone treatment, thomas gill, ttrials, university of chicago, zekirija sejdini

A new study of sharks that lived in warm Arctic waters millions of years ago suggests that some shark species could handle the falling Arctic salinity that may come with rising temperatures.

The Arctic today is best known for its tundra and polar bear population, but roughly 38 to 53 million years ago during the Eocene epoch, the Arctic was like a huge temperate forest with brackish water, home to a variety of animal life, including ancestors of tapirs, hippo-like creatures, crocodiles and giant tortoises. Much of what is known about the region during this period comes from well-documented terrestrial deposits. Marine records have been harder to come by. (more…)

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Musikinstrument aus der Eiszeit

Ancient shark teeth give clues to future of Arctic climate change