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Ethiopia 27 million years ago had higher rainfall, warmer soil
Thirty million years ago, before Ethiopia’s mountainous highlands split and the Great Rift Valley formed, the tropical zone had warmer soil temperatures, higher rainfall and different atmospheric...
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Four outstanding SMU researchers named SMU’s 2011 Ford Research Fellows
Four outstanding SMU researchers have been named as the University’s 2011 Ford Research Fellows. This year’s recipients are Johan Elverskog, Religious Studies, Dedman College; Thomas Hagstrom,...
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SMU News: 2012 Research Day at Southern Methodist University
SMU News covered the annual 2012 Research Day on Feb. 10 where SMU graduate and undergraduate students presented results of their research studies. Sponsored by SMU’s Office of Research and Graduate...
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SMU contributes fossils, expertise to new Perot Museum in ongoing scientific...
From dinosaurs to sea turtles, and from technical assistance to advisory roles, SMU faculty and students, the SMU Shuler Museum, and the SMU Innovation Gymnasium have teamed with the nation’s new...
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Study finds Jurassic ecosystems were similar to modern: Animals flourish...
CO2 levels in fossil soils from the Late Jurassic confirm that climate, vegetation and animal richness varied across the planet 150 million years ago, suggesting future human changes to global climate...
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Red Orbit: Climate And Biota Have Been Ecologically Connected For Millions Of...
Science writer Rayshell Clapper for redOrbit.com covered the research of SMU paleontologist Timothy S. Myers for the news site’s science section. Myers’ latest study found Jurassic ecosystems were...
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UPI: Study finds Jurassic ecosystems like today’s
Book a live interview To book a live or taped interview with Dr. Scott Myers in the Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences in the SMU News Broadcast Studio call SMU News at 214-768-7650 or...
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Jurassic climate of large swath of western U.S. was more complex than...
First detailed chemical analysis of ancient soil from the Morrison Formation — a massive source of significant dinosaur discoveries for more than 100 years— reveals there was an unexpected abrupt...
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The Guardian, Weatherwatch: Climate of Jurassic era just as much a patchwork...
The Guardian reporter David Hambling covered the research of SMU paleontologist Timothy S. Myers in the London newspaper’s daily Weatherwatch column. Myers’ recent research has focused on the climate...
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SMU 2015 research efforts broadly noted in a variety of ways for...
SMU scientists and their research have a global reach that is frequently noted, beyond peer publications and media mentions. More SMU Research news California 6th grade science books: Climate change a...
View ArticlePrehistoric puzzle settled: carbon dioxide link to global warming 22 million...
The modern link between high carbon dioxide levels and climate change didn’t appear to hold true for a time interval about 22 million years ago; but now a new study has found the link does indeed...
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