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New study finds large fluctuations in sea level occurred throughout the last ice age, a significant shift in understanding of past climate | Newsroom
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Large changes in global sea level, fueled by fluctuations in ice sheet growth and decay, occurred throughout the last ice age, rather than just toward the end of that period, a study publishing this week in the journal Science…
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New telescope instrument chooses Eta Carinae as its first target
The Southern sky just got a sharper set of eyes. A new high-resolution echelle spectrograph on the 4.1 meter SOAR Telescope in Chile has taken its first look at Eta Carinae, a volatile pair of massive stars that keeps astronomers on their…
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Epoch of Reionization: Astronomers close in on signal from ‘one of the most unexplored periods in our universe’
Long before starlight filled the cosmos for the first time, the young universe may have been simmering, according to a new study.
The findings suggest that about 800 million years after the Big Bang, energy from newborn black holes and the fading…
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“Sword Dragon” of the Jurassic was built for speed and precision
A razor-snouted marine reptile with dinner-skewer teeth and massive eyes has been added to the ichthyosaur family tree. The newly described species, Xiphodracon goldencapensis – meaning “Sword Dragon from Golden Cap” – offers fresh…
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