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Thu, 10 Mar 2022
Monitoring Arctic permafrost with satellites, supercomputers and deep learning

Researchers characterize large, unexplored parts of Earth

Permafrost — ground that has been permanently frozen for two or more years — makes up a large part of the Earth, around 15% of the Northern Hemisphere.

Permafrost is important for the planet’s climate, containing large amounts of biomass stored as methane and carbon …

Thu, 10 Mar 2022
Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early humans lived, traveled and interacted

New research provides evidence of demographic shifts in sub-Saharan Africa

A new analysis of human remains buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale of how early humans lived, traveled and even found their significant others. 

An interdisciplinary team of 44 …