"Russian Scientists Hope to Restore Ice Age Steppe ..." Topic
8 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Prehistoric Message Board
Areas of InterestAncients
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Top-Rated Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article
Featured Workbench ArticleThe Army for Bill was a collective project in which TMP'ers came together to jointly paint an Ancients army for yours truly.
Featured Profile ArticleGet these inexpensive dinos while you can.
Featured Book Review
|
Tango01 | 22 Dec 2018 8:50 p.m. PST |
…with 'Pleistocene Park.' Will It Work?. "Tens of thousands of years ago, the chilly Siberian steppes were vibrant grassland ecosystems, supporting diverse communities of lumbering herbivores such as mammoths, woolly rhinos, moose, horses and bison. But after most of those species disappeared at the end of the Pleistocene epoch (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) the grassland habitats foundered, with much of the grasses disappearing. Today, a team of Russian scientists is working to re-create that ancient landscape. In a fenced-off zone in northern Siberia named "Pleistocene Park," researchers seek to restore a vanished world where oversized grass-eaters roamed 20,000 years ago. In doing so, the scientists also hope to address the global problem of climate change, according to research presented on Dec. 12 at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
|
HMS Exeter | 23 Dec 2018 6:45 a.m. PST |
Doesn't anybody watch movies anymore? Remember guys…"life, eh, finds a way." This is going to end well,…not. There is a very real risk that disease bacteria that have been frozen in the permafrost may be viable once thawed. Does anyone in the 21st century have an active immunity to a bacterialogic challenge from the 150th century BC? …while donning his surgical mask… |
14Bore | 23 Dec 2018 7:14 a.m. PST |
There are those who do not want any species to go extinct so why not bring some back? |
JMcCarroll | 23 Dec 2018 9:04 a.m. PST |
Don't worry gang. We still got global warming. |
Tango01 | 23 Dec 2018 3:26 p.m. PST |
|
goragrad | 23 Dec 2018 10:19 p.m. PST |
Bacteria, meh. Viruses now… |
Damion | 24 Dec 2018 2:11 p.m. PST |
Let the old viruses have their day, the robot apocalypse is coming anyway. |
Tango01 | 05 Jan 2019 9:37 p.m. PST |
|
|