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Scotland

Map showing glacier extent and graphs
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Scotland’s Last Glaciers Cause a Shift in an Old Paradigm

by Olga Sergienko 24 March 202324 March 2023

Cosmogenic geochronology of Scotland’s vanished glaciers indicates that the paradigm of weakened North Atlantic currents causing a rapid regional cooling is no longer valid.

Man in a wetsuit holds a cross section of a tree while standing in a lake.
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How the Cold Climate Shaped Scotland’s Political Climate

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 4 February 20203 March 2023

Tree rings reveal how severe cold and political isolation brought disaster to Scotland, inspired a colonization effort in Panama, and helped drive union with England.

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Paleontologists Peer Inside Billion-Year-Old Cells

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 6 August 201922 February 2022

Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of Precambrian cells extraordinarily preserved with the rare earth element phosphates monazite and xenotime.

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The Search for the Impact That Cratered Ancient Scotland

Nola Taylor Redd, Science Writer by Nola Taylor Tillman 12 July 201928 January 2022

Great Britain’s largest impact crater likely lies in the Scottish Highlands. Scientists dispute whether it’s to the west or the east.

A plastic bag drifts in a shallow sea.
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Satellite Imagery Reveals Plastic Garbage in the Ocean

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 15 April 20193 March 2023

Using high-resolution satellite data, scientists pinpoint discarded plastics floating off the coasts of Canada and Scotland.

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Developing Databases of Ancient Sea Level and Ice Sheet Extents

by F. H. Williams, N. Hallmann and A. Carlson 17 February 201512 January 2023

PALSEA2 Workshop;
Lochinver, Scotland, 16–22 September 2014

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