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Antarctica's 260-Million-Year Old Permian Epoch Forests Uncovered (VIDEO), The Daily Galaxy, November 09, 2017 http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2017/11/antarcticas-260-million-year-old-permian-epoch-forests-uncovered.html Geologists uncover Antarctica's fossil forests November 9, 2017 by Matthew Wamser https://phys.org/news/2017-11-geologists-uncover-antarctica-fossil-forests.html http://uwm.edu/news/uwm-geologists-uncover-antarcticas-fossil-forests/ Other papers about other Permian Forests Luthardt, L. and Rößler, R., 2017. Fossil forest reveals sunspot activity in the early Permian. Geology, 45(3), pp.279-282. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geology/article-lookup/45/3/279 Luthardt, L., Rößler, R. and Schneider, J.W., 2017. Tree- ring analysis elucidating palaeo-environmental effects captured in an in situ fossil forest–The last 80 years within an early Permian ecosystem. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 487, pp.278-295. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018217300974 Yours, Paul H.

Yan Y, Ng J, Higgins J, Kurbatov A, Clifford H, Spaulding N, Severinghaus J, Brook E, Mayewski P & Bender M., Paris 2017, August 13-18 2.7-Million-Year-Old Ice from Allan Hills Blue Ice Areas, East Antarctica Reveals Climate Snapshots Since Early Pleistocene Goldschmidt 2017, Conference, https://goldschmidt.info/2017/abstracts/abstractView?id=2017004920 Record-shattering 2.7-million-year-old ice core reveals start of the ice ages By Paul Voosen, Science Magazine, Aug. 15, 2017 http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/record-shattering-27-million-year-old-ice-core-reveals-start-ice-ages Forscher bergen 2,7 Millionen Jahre altes Eis aus der Antarktis, 19. August 2017 http://derstandard.at/2000062778176/Forscher-bergen-2-7-Millionen-Jahre-altes-Eis-aus-der Yours, Paul H

These 17,000 rocks from the bottom of the world could unlock the secrets of existence. Tales From the Vault: A monthly series By Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, December 7, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/12/07/this-hidden-smithsonian-vault-contains-the-oldest-things-in-the-solar-system/?postshare=8131483546732153&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.400cf8f8d42a https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/12/07/this-hidden-smithsonian-vault-contains-the-oldest-things-in-the-solar-system/ Yours, Paul H.

Scientists discover the first Antarctic ground beetle PhysOrg, November 28, 2016 http://phys.org/news/2016-11-scientists-antarctic-ground-beetle.html Ancient Bug Discovered in the Heart of Antarctica George Dvorsky, Gizmo http://gizmodo.com/ancient-bug-discovered-in-the-heart-of-antarctica-1789462820 Rare Antarctic beetle find delights BBC News, Science & Environment, November 29, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38145258 the paper is: Ashworth, A. C., and T. L. Erwin, 2016, Antarctotrechus balli sp. n. (Carabidae, Trechini): the first ground beetle from Antarctica. ZooKeys. vol. 635, pp. 109-122 (23 Nov 2016) https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.635.10535 http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10535 Yours, Paul H.

Shrinking of Antarctic Ice Sheet linked to CO2 spike, Phys.Org, Oct 11, 2016 http://phys.org/news/2016-10-historic-antarctic-ice-sheet-linked.html Fossil leaves show how Antarctic ice melted 23 million years ago, Zee News, Oct 20, 2016 http://zeenews.india.com/environment/fossil-leaves-show-how-antarctic-ice-melted-23-million-years-ago_1941996.html Ancient crater lake in Central Otago offers clues for Antarctica, Matthew Backhouse, Oct. 20, 2016 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11732949 The paper is: Reichgelt, T., W. J. D'Andrea, and B. R. S. Fox, 2016 Abrupt plant physiological changes in southern New Zealand at the termination of the Mi-1 event reflect shifts in hydroclimate and pCO2, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 455, pp. 115-124. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.026 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308978197_Abrupt_plant_physiological_changes_in_southern_New_Zealand_at_the_termination_of_the_Mi-1_event_reflect_shifts_in_hydroclimate_and_pCO2 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tammo_Reichgelt Yours, Paul H.

Antarctic mystery solved? Ocean fossils found in mountains are cause for concern over future sea levels, scientists say, Northern Illinois University , September 21, 2016 http://newsroom.niu.edu/2016/09/20/antarctic-mystery-solved-scientists-say-ocean-fossils-found-in-mountains-are-cause-for-concern-over-future-sea-levels/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921103712.htm Scientists may have just solved a riddle about Antarctica - and the answer isn't comforting, Worcester Telegram, ‎Sept. 21, 2016‎ http://www.telegram.com/news/20160921/scientists-may-have-just-solved-riddle-about-antarctica---and-answer-isnt-comforting Scientists may have solved a key riddle about Antarctica — and you’re not going to like the answer, Chris Mooney, Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/20/scientists-may-have-just-solved-a-riddle-about-antarctica-and-youre-not-going-to-like-the-answer/?utm_term=.aa8075574315 The paper is: Scherer, R. P., R. M. DeConto, D. Pollard, R. B. Alley, 2016, Windblown Pliocene diatoms and East Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat. Nature Communications, 2016; 7: 12957 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12957 http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12957 Yours, Paul H.

Dinosaur die out might have been second of two closely timed extinctions by Vince Stricherz, University of Washington, September 5, 2012 http://www.washingto...ed-extinctions/ Two separate extinctions brought end to dinosaur era. NewScientist, August 3, 2012, http://www.newscient...nosaur-era.html The paper is Tobin, T. S., P. D. Ward, E. J. Steig, E. B. Olivero, I. A. Hilburn, R. N. Mitchell, M. R. Diamond, T. D. Raub, and J. L. Kirschvink, 2012, Extinction patterns, δ18 O trends, and magnetostratigraphy from a southern high-latitude Cretaceous– Paleogene section: Links with Deccan volcanism. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. vol. 350–352, pp. 180–188. http://www.sciencedi...031018212003847 Best wishes, Paul H.

UW grad student shares the secrets of ancient Antarctica by Tom Corrigan, Issaquah Press, March 20, 2012 http://www.issaquahp...ent-antarctica/ Rare find, Giant ammonite from Antarctica donated to Denver science museum, The Antarctic Sun http://antarcticsun....ler.cfm?id=2492 http://www.nsf.gov/a...dNumber=0739432 Dawn of an age, Early Triassic fossils provide clues to the rise of mammals, dinosaurs, The Antarctic Sun http://antarcticsun....ler.cfm?id=2404 http://antarcticsun....ler.cfm?id=2405 http://www.nsf.gov/a...dNumber=0838762 Turning over an old leaf, Paleobotanists reconstruct Triassic with fossilized plant material, The Antarctic Sun http://antarcticsun....ler.cfm?id=2412 http://www.nsf.gov/a...dNumber=0943935 Other articles at http://antarcticsun....ler.cfm?id=2398 Yours, Paul H.