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Sidney Hemming, Paleoclimate Detective, Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
A Q&A with the geochemist, who plans to investigate a key climate interval millions of years ago.
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Age Newly Verified, One of Oldest Prehuman Fossils Leads to New Finds
Controversy over the age of an early fossil of Homo erectus has been settled, and has led to other specimens.
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Earth Institute Photos of Our Amazing Planet
Throughout Earth Month, we’ll be sharing some of the incredible photos that our researchers have captured during field work. Enjoy!
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Earth Day 2021: What We Can Learn From the Past Year
A look back at the past year and lessons from the pandemic that might help in solving climate change.
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First Air Quality Profile of Two Sub-Saharan African Cities Finds Troubling News
A new study finds that that even when air pollution in Kinshasa and Brazzaville is at its lowest, it’s still four times higher than World Health Organization guidelines.
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Staff Spotlight: Marian Mellin, Development Associate at Lamont-Doherty
She likes to go hiking during her lunch break and enjoys weekly Zoom calls with her sisters during the pandemic.
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Fossil Plants at Bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet Warn of Future Melting
The discovery of fossil plants below a mile of Greenland ice indicates that the ice sheet completely melted in the past, and suggests it could rapidly do so again.
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The ‘Zealandia Switch’: Missing Link in Big Natural Climate Shifts?
Movements of winds in the Southern Hemisphere may be the key to waxing and waning of ice ages, says a new study.
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Chasing Gold, Geysers and Geothermal Power With Carolina Muñoz-Saez
The postdoctoral researcher studies hydrothermal systems and will soon go to the Chilean Andes to explore how geyser activity there may be related to glacier growth and retreat over thousands of years.
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