Toads that were introduced to two tropical islands in the 1920s are now a third smaller than their mainland peers, possibly a sign of remarkably rapid evolution Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259999-toads-on-tropical-islands-are-rapidly-shrinking-as-they-evolve/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: Tropical
2020 Atlantic hurricane season busiest on record
The formation of Subtropical Storm Theta on November 10 over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean made the 2020 season the most active on the 169-year record. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/2020-atlantic-hurricane-season-busiest-on-record…
2020 Atlantic hurricane season shatters record
Tropical storm Theta cements the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season’s status as a record-breaker. And there’s still time to run up the score. Source: https://www.livescience.com/2020-hurricane-season-record.html
Here are 3 amazing feats of spiders
Halloween time is spider time. Three amazing spider skills you might not have known about. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/three-amazing-feats-of-spiders…
How Hurricane Zeta rapidly strengthened before slamming New Orleans
Zeta was a weakened tropical storm just yesterday. Now it threatens a huge swath of the United States. Source: https://www.livescience.com/hurricane-zeta-what-happened.html
Astronomers identify 24 possible superhabitable worlds
Are there worlds out there – orbiting distant stars – even better suited for life than Earth? Might they be older, larger, warmer, wetter and with longer-living stars? Now astronomers have identified 24 possible superhabitable worlds. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/superhabitable-exoplanets-better-suited-for-life-than-earth…
Rewilding farmland in tropical regions would store vast amounts of CO2
Converting 30 per cent of some tropical farmland into its original state could create a carbon store big enough for half of our emissions since the Industrial Revolution Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257191-rewilding-farmland-in-tropical-regions-would-store-vast-amounts-of-co2/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Did this mass extinction event trigger dawn of the dinosaurs?
New research suggests that a series of huge volcanic eruptions, 233 million years ago, led to a mass extinction event that heralded the dawn of the dinosaurs. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/mass-extinction-event-trigger-dawn-of-dinosaurs…
Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones: Earth’s tropical windstorms
Hurricanes and typhoons — or more broadly, tropical cyclones — begin as clusters of thunderstorms over tropical ocean waters, taking anywhere from several hours to days to become organized. Source: https://www.livescience.com/22177-hurricanes-typhoons-cyclones.html
Watch for Mars and the full Harvest Moon
The Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon is always the full moon falling the closest to the autumnal equinox. It’s coming up in 2020 on October 1 or 2. What’s more, this Harvest Moon will be near Mars! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-harvest-moon-on-october-1-2020…