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Hannah Bird

Hannah Bird

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Hannah Bird possesses a PhD in Earth Sciences, focused on oceanography, climatology and palaeontology. She specializes in terrestrial and marine flora and fauna responses to past global warming events, including research on the oldest known amphibian footprints in the UK. She has over 10 years of experience translating complex scientific principles into mainstream media.

Articles by Hannah Bird

Phys.org / China's Yanliao Biota offers a new window into mammal evolution since the Triassic

China's Yanliao Biota, an assembly of fossils preserved in northeastern China dating from the Middle to Late Jurassic (174 to 145 million years ago), offers an important window into the evolution of vertebrates. With exceptional ...

Jun 19, 2023
Phys.org / Seismic monitoring lasers may be the future for protecting global communications cables

The depths of the oceans are home to a complex ecosystem of marine organisms, but also a vast network of cables spanning the globe that aid communications. Earthquakes and tsunamis can potentially damage these important cables. ...

Jun 13, 2023
Phys.org / Trees as old as time: Using tree resin to reconstruct million-year old ecosystems

Fossil tree resins open a window into the deep past as their organic compounds, termed biomarkers, can be used to identify the botanical provenance of these ancient trees, as well as the paleoenvironmental conditions in which ...

Jun 12, 2023
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