The locations of humpback whale catches in the early 20th century indicate that most climate models overestimate the historic extent of sea ice in the Southern Ocean.
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Ancient Greeks and Romans Laced the Aegean with Lead
Lead pollution in and around the Aegean Sea dates back to the Bronze Age and shows a strong spike associated with Roman expansion.
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Where the Wetlands Are
Researchers have crafted the most comprehensive map yet of Europe’s wetlands.
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Ice Core Records Shed Light on a Volcanic Mystery
By analyzing sulfur and volcanic ash entrained in ice cores, researchers pinpointed a caldera in the remote Kuril Islands as the site of an unidentified 19th century eruption.
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Cold Days Bring Fast Ice
Thirty-seven years of observations reveal the meteorological conditions that lead to persistent, thick fast ice in Antarctica.
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What 92 Years of Data Say About Ice Cover
New research on Mohonk Lake in New York investigates how changing ice phenology alters temperature dynamics in lakes.
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Buried Tree Stumps Show Shoreline Shifts of the Outer Banks
Storms are unburying centuries-old stumps on North Carolina’s barrier islands. Researchers hope these long-gone forests can help land managers plan for the future.
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Straightening Out Uranus’s Magnetosphere
New analysis of Voyager 2 observations shows that the craft arrived amid gusty solar wind, muddying our ideas about the giant planet.
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Few Minerals Are Named for Women
New research shows that that less than 3% of all minerals are named after women, and progress has stalled since 1985.
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Sedimentos Caribenhos Rastreados até o Terremoto e Tsunami Português de 1755
Arqueólogos escavando na Martinica encontraram por acaso o primeiro depósito de tsunami do terremoto encontrado no Novo Mundo. Ao que parece, o tsunami deixou um forte rastro, pois a onda passou por cima de um rio.