Human ancient DNA analyses reveal the high burden of tuberculosis in Europeans over the last 2,000 years
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.02.009
Abstract: Summary Tuberculosis (TB), usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, is the first cause of death from an infectious disease at the worldwide scale, yet the mode and tempo of TB pressure on humans remain unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: last 000; dna analyses; ancient dna; 000 years ... See more keywords
200,000 years of monsoonal history recorded on the lower Bengal Fan - strong response to insolation forcing.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2018.04.003
Abstract: We conducted a multidisciplinary study to provide the stratigraphic and palaeoclimatic context of monsoonal rainfall dynamics and their responses to orbital forcing for the Bay of Bengal. Using sed ... read more here.
Keywords: 200 000; bengal; 000 years; monsoonal history ... See more keywords
Variations in local heavy metal concentrations over the last 16,000 years in the central Atacama Desert (22°S) measured in rodent middens
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145849
Abstract: Abstract Mining is a major industry in the Atacama Desert, one of the world's leading regions for copper and other minerals. Intense industrialization of copper mining in the mid-twentieth century has likely led to significant… read more here.
Keywords: heavy metals; last 000; heavy metal; metal ... See more keywords
Asynchronous Poleward Migration of the Atlantic Subtropical Gyres Over the Past 22,000 years
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DOI: 10.1029/2024gl111497
Abstract: By exchanging huge amounts of heat between the tropics and high latitudes, subtropical gyres significantly impact Earth's energy balance. Yet, their dynamical changes during the last deglaciation remain poorly understood. Here, nine records of the… read more here.
Keywords: poleward migration; migration; atlantic subtropical; 000 years ... See more keywords
This temple was equipped with accessibility ramps more than 2,000 years ago
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02184-w
Abstract: Features at ancient Greek sanctuary would have aided visitors with impaired mobility. Features at ancient Greek sanctuary would have aided visitors with impaired mobility. read more here.
Keywords: ramps 000; equipped accessibility; years ago; 000 years ... See more keywords
Simulation-based reconstruction of global bird migration over the past 50,000 years
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14589-2
Abstract: Migration is a widespread response of birds to seasonally varying climates. As seasonality is particularly pronounced during interglacial periods, this raises the question of the significance of bird migration during past periods with different patterns… read more here.
Keywords: bird migration; past 000; 000 years; migration ... See more keywords
A new global ice sheet reconstruction for the past 80 000 years
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21469-w
Abstract: The evolution of past global ice sheets is highly uncertain. One example is the missing ice problem during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 26 000-19 000 years before present) – an apparent 8-28 m discrepancy between far-field… read more here.
Keywords: ice sheet; sea level; ice; 000 years ... See more keywords
790,000 years of millennial-scale Cape Horn Current variability and interhemispheric linkages
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58458-2
Abstract: Millennial-scale variations in the strength and position of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current exert considerable influence on the global meridional overturning circulation and the ocean carbon cycle. The mechanistic understanding of these variations is still incomplete,… read more here.
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The first use of olives in Africa around 100,000 years ago.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41477-022-01109-x
Abstract: The olive tree was an iconic plant for most of the past Mediterranean civilizations, for which it had important economic value. Here we report the earliest use of fruits and wood from olive trees in… read more here.
Keywords: years ago; use olives; first use; around 100 ... See more keywords
Anthropogenic modification of vegetated landscapes in southern China from 6,000 years ago
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DOI: 10.1038/s41561-018-0250-1
Abstract: Vegetation dynamics during previous warm interglacial periods shed light on the human impacts on natural ecosystems during the Holocene. However, reliable terrestrial records that span such periods are rare and provide little information on regional… read more here.
Keywords: southern china; anthropogenic modification; years ago; 000 years ... See more keywords
Major excursions in sulfur isotopes linked to permafrost change in Eurasia during the last 50,000 years
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DOI: 10.1038/s41561-025-01760-x
Abstract: We identify a major sulfur isotope excursion in Eurasian faunal bone collagen from the last 50,000 years, here termed the Late Pleniglacial Sulfur Excursion. Our analysis suggests this is linked to changing permafrost conditions, presenting… read more here.
Keywords: sulfur isotopes; isotopes linked; excursions sulfur; major excursions ... See more keywords