【Xinhua】Ancient warming event offers stark warning for modern climate: study
Aug 19, 2026
An international team led by researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (NIGPAS) and Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has pieced together this ancient hot spell, known as the Kasimovian-Gzhelian Thermal Maximum. Their study was recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
【EurekAlert】Ancient icehouse hyperthermal event offers insights into modern climate change
Aug 17, 2026
The study, published in PNAS on August 11, shows that the Earth experienced a transient global warming event triggered by volcanic activity and orbital pacing during an icehouse climate state. This event was characterized by a ~7.5 ℃ rise in global mean surface temperature (GMST) and an increase in atmospheric CO2 concentrations (pCO2) from ~300 to ~700 ppm.
【Xinhua】Ancient Beetle Fossil Sheds Light on Firefly Glow and Antenna Evolution
Aug 17, 2026
The fossil, unearthed from Kachin amber in Myanmar, belongs to a newly identified genus named Icaroramus. An international team led by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), reported the discovery recently in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
