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Melting glaciers at the end of the Ice Age may have sped up continental drift, fueled volcanic eruptions
Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...
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Oldest-known North American woolly mammoth revealed in 'long-lost' ancient DNA
Scientists have unveiled the oldest woolly mammoth specimen ever discovered in North America as part of a major DNA study spanning a million years of mammoth evolution.
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The Oldest North American Woolly Mammoth Has Been Discovered In Ancient DNA
A 216,000-year-old tooth found along the Old Crow River in the Yukon territory in Canada has confirmed that woolly mammoths [ ...
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A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'
While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...
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Ice Age Glaciers Sped Drift, Fueled Eruptions
Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in ...
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A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'
Around 2.6 million years ago, the planet descended into the Quaternary, a period of ... During cold (glacial) cycles, ice sheets sprawled across Antarctica, Greenland and North America, locking ...
Pope Francis' body taken to St. Peter's Basilica for lying in state
The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...