Scientists Revive and Breed a 46,000 Year Old Worm Frozen in the Siberian Permafrost Scientists have successfully revived a 46,000-year-old nematode found in the Siberian permafrost, breaking the previous record of a few decades for a similar event. The female microscopic roundworm, a new species named Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, began reproducing after reanimation. This case highlights the phenomenon of cryptobiosis, like hitting the pause button on life (think Han Solo in the original Star Wars […] Brains SnowBrains | July 31, 2023 0 Comments
Scientists Have Discovered a Unique Sub-Species of Polar Bear That Has Adapted to a Warming Planet Scientists have discovered that glaciers in Southeast Greenland are harboring a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears. The bears, which are uniquely adapted to their environment, could provide insight into the future of the species in a warming Arctic. Related: 9 Amazing Facts About Polar Bears Most polar bears rely on Arctic sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, […] SnowBrains | June 17, 2022 0 Comments
234 Scientists Agree That Climate Change Is Affecting Every Part of the Planet, and Humans Are the Cause This article first appeared on climate.gov. On August 9th, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Physical Science Basis report from Working Group 1, a major part of their sixth Assessment Report. This report includes the most up-to-date understanding of the climate system and climate change, providing the best scientific evidence in order to understand the past, […] WeatherBrains | August 10, 2021 1 Comment
NOAA: 5 Ways Scientists Are Answering Big Questions About Climate Change This post first appeared on the NOAA Research website From warmer ocean temperatures to longer and more intense droughts and heatwaves, climate change is affecting our entire planet. Scientists at NOAA have long worked to track, understand and predict how climate change is progressing and impacting ecosystems, communities, and economies. This Earth Day, take a look at five ways scientists […] SnowBrains | April 21, 2021 0 Comments
Without Climate Change Mitigation, Scientists Now Predict Summer to Last 6-Months in the Northern Hemisphere by 2100 For some, it may come as no surprise. A new study from the American Geophysical Union shows that without any further climate change mitigation, summertime in the northern hemisphere could last up to six months by 2100. By analyzing climate data from 1952 to 2011, the research team observed that on average, summer grew from 78 to 95 days, winter […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 22, 2021 4 Comments
Scientists Are Following a Rare Metallic Asteroid Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 Scientists have spotted an extremely rare metallic asteroid floating between Mars and Jupiter and have placed its value as $10,000,000,000,000,000,000, or more than the entire global economy. The asteroid, known as 16 Psyche, is 230-million miles away and is roughly 140-miles across – roughly the size of Massachusetts. Related: Friday 13th, 2029 – The Day a Huge Asteroid Dubbed ‘God […] SnowBrains | November 6, 2020 0 Comments
Scientists Researching How Arctic Plant Was Brought Back To Life After 32,000 Years 32.000 years after their burial on the Siberian tundra, immature fruits have been cultivated into small, weedy plants — the oldest successful regeneration of a living plant from ancient tissue. This was 8 years ago and is now being researched into how it brought back through all these millennia. The fruits were excavated in northeastern Siberia from fossil squirrel burrows […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | July 3, 2020 1 Comment
Scientists Accurately Measure Northern Hemisphere Snow Mass From Space Researchers at the Finnish Meteorological Institute and Environment and Climate Change Canada have developed a method to more accurately measure snow mass by reducing the error margins of various observations through determined data from satellite observations, measurements made from the ground, and computer modeling. Warming surface temperatures have driven a substantial reduction in the extent and duration of the Northern […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | June 25, 2020 2 Comments