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Ancient pollen reveals stories about Earth's history, from dinosaurs to the Mayan collapse
If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks ...
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What Can We Learn From Apocalyptic Times of the Past?
More than a millennium ago, a Maya community collapsed in the face of a devastating drought. One writer joined an intrepid ...
From dinosaur-killing asteroid strike to Mayan collapse: How tiny ancient pollen tells Earth’s story
It was approximately 66 million years ago that an asteroid hit Earth. The asteroid landed close to the present-day Yucatán ...
Ancient pollen reveals stories about Earth’s history, from the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs to the Mayan collapse
Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.
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Ancient pollen reveals stories about Earth’s history, from the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs to the Mayan collapse
(THE CONVERSATION) If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks of male reproductive material that many of us ...
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Ancient pollen reveals stories about Earth’s history, from the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs to the Mayan collapse
This sediment record reflects both natural climate variation and the profound impact of human land use, especially during the rise and fall of the Maya civilization. Around 1,125 to 1,200 years ...