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May 2, 2014

Climate at the Core

Like a prehistoric fly trapped in amber during dinosaurs' days, airborne relics of Earth's earlier climate including dust, air bubbles, sea salts, volcanic ash, and soot from forest fires—can end up trapped in glacial ice for eons. How do climate scientists turn those tiny relics into a story about Earth's ancient climate?

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