Secrets beneath the Southern Ocean: How ancient waters helped cool the Earth

Between 800,000 and 430,000 years ago, Earth went through a series of fairly gentle warm-ups that scientists are now calling ...
PNAS

Completion of lunar magma ocean solidification at 4.43 Ga

This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural Articles by members of the National Academy of Sciences elected in 2024. Edited by Mark Thiemens, University of California San Diego, La ...
EurekAlert!

Cooler warm periods: How the Southern Ocean controlled climate and atmospheric CO2

October 2025/Kiel. The Southern Ocean around Antarctica plays a decisive role in the global carbon cycle – and thus in the climate system. This is supported by a new study involving the GEOMAR ...

How the Southern Ocean controlled climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide during the lukewarm interglacials

Earth's climate has fluctuated between cold and warm periods for millions of years. During the so-called "lukewarm ...