Science news articles about 'stable isotope analysis'

Stable isotope analysis helps to retrace animal's steps.

... global warming that led from a very cold, seemingly stable climate state to a very warm ... sediment samples in South Australia for stable isotope analysis, an important tool used in climate reconstruction ...

... . In the new study, the researchers analyzed what the P. badius ants were eating. Using stable isotope analysis, which looks for different versions of elements such as nitrogen and ...

... nowadays exploit changes of isotopic compositions to identify the origin of organic pollutants and to assess their (bio)degradation in the environment by compound-specific stable isotope analysis.

... the Advancement of Science meeting Feb. 12-15 in Chicago. Sponheimer specializes in stable isotope analysis, comparing particular forms of the same chemical element, like carbon, present in fossil ...

... researchers turned to a technique known as stable isotope analysis. Atoms of elements such as carbon come ... arid northwest China, making the carbon isotopes in bone a good indicator of a millet-rich ...

... able to reduce the risks of birdstrikes in the future." The researchers then used a stable isotope analysis to identify the type of hydrogen found in the birds' feathers. Hydrogen isotopes vary in ...

... the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research utilized a sophisticated stable-isotope analysis to investigate this vexing question. By analyzing samples of the hair and bone of ...