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Pyrenees

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Searching for the Sculptor of France’s Caves

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 31 March 202331 March 2023

Spelunking scientists searched for the original source of the French Pyrenees’ magnificent caves.

Runoff from Aneto Glacier in the Pyrenees mountains in September 2020
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Pyrenees Glaciers Are Rapidly Disappearing

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 4 October 202129 March 2023

Three of the remaining glaciers in the Pyrenees mountain range stopped flowing in the past decade.

Pyrenees in Catalonia Spain
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Microbes Rain Down from Above, to the Tune of the Seasons

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 8 January 201923 March 2023

Every time snow or rain falls, it brings with it microbes from high in the atmosphere. Could those microbes have a seasonal signal, just like the plants on the land below?

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Microbial Communities Form Iron Shells in Abandoned Mines

by David Shultz 10 September 201510 November 2022

Fungi and bacteria deposit metal ions on steel objects left behind by miners. These metals form strange clam-like shells on the steel surfaces.

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A Window into the Pyrenees Mountains' Geologic Past

by C. Schultz 11 November 20147 October 2021

Researchers use ancient rifting systems in the Bay of Biscay to investigate the precollision history of the Pyrenees Mountains.

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