earth sciences
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Ice Age Mammoth and Horse DNA Found in Soil Samples Left in Freezer
Fieldwork conducted about a decade ago is only now changing researchers’ understanding of large mammal extinctions during the Ice Age. An analysis of DNA locked away in frozen soil samples reveals that charismatic species like woolly mammoths and the wild horses of the Yukon stuck around for longer than previously believed.
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A Quarter of U.S. Roads Could Be Regularly Flooded in 30 Years
The U.S. recently passed a $US1 (A$1.38) trillion bipartisan spending bill aimed at improving and repairing the country’s decaying infrastructure, but a new report on flooding risks resulting from climate change warns even more investment might be needed.
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The 10 Strangest Climate Change Impacts
Floods, wildfires, sea level rise, and more are all clear-cut examples of the climate crisis. But there are other impacts, including ones you might never expect. Strange ones. Real headscratchers.
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What California’s Weather Whiplash Looks Like
A combination bomb cyclone and atmospheric river event has hit California and the rest of the West Coast. The system has brought punishing rain and wind to areas from the Bay Area to Seattle.