The transition from the African Humid Period (AHP) to dry conditions in North Africa is the clearest example of climate tipping points in recent geological history. They occur when small perturbations ...

How was human evolution and migration influenced by past changes in climate? This question has led Aberystwyth University researchers to drill day and night to great depths in a dried up lake in east ...

Flamingoes over the 1–2 m shallow Lake Logipi, a remnant of a 300-m deep paleolake in the Suguta Valley, Kenya. Like the nearby Chew Bahir basin, the Suguta Valley is situated in the heart of the East ...

Tipping points in the climate system can be the result of a slow but linear development. However, they can also be accompanied by a 'flickering', with two stable climatic states that alternate before ...

How was human evolution and migration influenced by past changes in climate? Researchers hope to find out. This question has led Aberystwyth University researchers to drill day and night to great ...