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- “By studying the variety of outcomes that we see on other planetary bodies and understanding the variables that shape each planet, we can learn more about how things might have happened on Earth in the past,” explained co-author Sonia Tikoo-Schantz, a geophysics professor at Stanford Earth whose research centers on paleomagnetism.
news.stanford.edu/stories/2020/03/planets-can-teach-us-earthWhat other planets can teach us about Earth | Stanford Report
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Apr 16, 2018 · How do we look into Earth’s past climate? It takes a little creativity to reconstruct Earth’s past incarnations. Fortunately, scientists know the main natural factors that shape climate.
- The Secrets of Earth's History May Be in Its Caves
An example Edwards likes to cite comes from a stalagmite...
- The Secrets of Earth's History May Be in Its Caves
Mar 23, 2018 · Scientists apply different methods to the geologic record with the goal of better understanding and quantifying ancient Earth's temperatures.
By studying the fossil record, we can tell how long life has existed on Earth. Palaeontologists use the fossils they find to propose theories about living things from the past. Theories about prehistoric living things change over time as we gather more evidence.
Feb 25, 2014 · One of the key lessons from Earth history is climate sensitivity. Climate sensitivity can be expressed in various ways, but in its simplest sense it is a measure of how much warmer the Earth...
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Fossils can tell us all about living things in the past and how they have changed over time. Find out more in this Bitesize Primary KS2 Science guide.
For scientists who love and study them, fossils are more than mere curiosities; they help piece together mysteries from the deep past, and allow researchers to better understand life on Earth. Below, is what three Smithsonian researchers have to say about the importance of fossils.
Jan 14, 2011 · What can we learn from Earth's past concerning the climate's sensitivity to greenhouse gas increases? Accounting for the increase in CO 2 and the reduction in solar irradiance, the net radiative forcing—the change in the difference between the incoming and outgoing radiation energy–of the climate system at 30 to 40 Ma was 6.5 to 10 W m −2 ...
