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Dripstones from Romanian cave offer insight into Europe’s climate change
Cave settings and limestone cave samples. Credit: Communications Earth & Environmental (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01876-9 A study conducted by an international research team led by Dr. Sophie Walken of the University of Heidelberg on precipitation patterns in eastern central Europe since the end of the last ice age reveals dynamic processes in atmospheric circulation, such as the North Atlantic jet stream.…
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Climatic patterns of cave mineral deposits associated with the collapse of Chinese dynasties
Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns associated with the Asian monsoon and estimates of grain harvest and economic prosperity in different Chinese dynasties over the past 2,000 years. Credit: Fan et al., 2024. The history of Chinese dynasties spans 13 reigns from 2070 BC to the abdication of the last emperor in 1912. While the factors leading to inter-dynastic transitions…
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What Thailand’s cave rescue teaches us about unconventional leadership
The Rudolph Effect, or the process of including unconventional leaders. Credit: Webb and Cloutier, Journal of Management Recruit (2024). DOI: 10.1177/10564926241266501 Especially in times of crisis, leaders can emerge from unexpected places. One such example occurred in 2018 during the rescue of a group of 12 young soccer players and their coach who were trapped in a cave in northern…
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