Stone circles secret
The Calanais Virtual Reconstruction Project has uncovered a potential link between ancient stone circles and the forces of nature.
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Lakes affect glacial melt
The rate glaciers are melting in the Himalaya is being accelerated by lakes formed by glacial retreat new research has found.
Volcanic recycling secret
Ancient volcanoes could provide new insights into how the Earth’s surface is recycled, according to St Andrews scientists.
Ammonium fed early life
A team of international scientists, led by St Andrews, has demonstrated a new source of food for early life on the planet.
Ice age CO2 mystery solved
A team of scientists, led by St Andrews, has shown that rapid CO2 release from the ocean around Antarctica helped end the last ice age.
New evidence for early life on Earth
Chemical analyses of the oldest pieces of Earth suggest our planet was habitable 700m years before the date of the earliest fossil.
Watery Earth mystery solved
St Andrews scientists may have helped solve the mystery of why there is so much water on planet Earth.
Oxygen in ancient atmosphere
New information revealed about the transformation of Earth's atmosphere into an oxygenated environment.
Life beyond Earth
Atmospheric modelling lays foundations of detecting exoplanet biosignatures.
The future of climate change
Surface temperatures of the Eocene epoch were significantly warmer than today, providing an insight into future climate change modelling.