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Ароматы в ледяном керне рассказывают о жизнедеятельности человека

by Carolyn Wilke 20 September 202320 September 2023

В ледяном керне самой высокой горной вершины Европы содержатся источающие запах молекулы, свойства которых отражают экономические взлеты и падения Советского Союза.

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Wisconsin Stalagmite Records North American Warming

by Stacy Kish 6 April 20236 April 2023

A speleothem has revealed rapid periods of warming across the interior of the continent during the last glacial period, corresponding to similar events recorded in Greenland ice.

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UV Radiation Contributed to Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 10 February 202327 February 2023

To find the first direct evidence of heightened UV radiation during the end-Permian mass extinction, researchers turned to chemical evidence preserved in pollen grains.

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Small Shrubs May Have Played a Large Role in Decarbonizing the Ancient Atmosphere

by Meghie Rodrigues 9 February 20239 February 2023

Vascular plants may have contributed to shaping Earth’s atmosphere long before trees evolved.

Claude Monet’s painting Houses of Parliament, Sunlight in the Fog (1904).
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¿Estaban los maestros impresionistas retratando una realidad contaminada?

by James Dacey 3 February 202322 March 2023

Análisis de imágenes sugiere que el estilo de los artistas evolucionó en sincronía con el incremento de la contaminación en el aire durante la Revolución Industrial.

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El Niño Varies More Intensely Now Than in the Past Millennium

by Luis Melecio-Zambrano 15 December 20221 February 2023

Researchers found evidence for a strengthening El Niño in living and fossilized Galápagos corals.

Claude Monet’s painting Houses of Parliament, Sunlight in the Fog (1904).
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Were Impressionist Masters Painting a Polluted Reality?

by James Dacey 12 December 202222 March 2023

Image analysis suggests that artists’ styles evolved in sync with increasing air pollution during the Industrial Revolution.

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Stalagmites Show Evidence of Prolonged Droughts in India

by Nancy Averett 24 October 202224 October 2022

A new study using oxygen isotopes reconstructs a prolonged record of India’s summer monsoons, showing much greater variability than modern data sets.

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Amazon Basin Tree Rings Hold a Record of the Region’s Rainfall

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 11 October 202221 June 2023

New research provides a 200-year reconstruction of interannual rainfall in the Amazon basin using oxygen isotopes preserved in tree rings in Ecuador and Bolivia.

Satellite image of ancient lava flows on Mars
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This One Simple Trick Helps Us Understand How Much Water Is in Martian Lavas

Erik Klemetti, Science Writer by Erik Klemetti 24 August 202216 September 2022

Understanding how much water is in Martian magma is vital for understanding whether the Red Planet had seas in its early history.

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