/PRNewswire/ Humans are fascinated by our planet s distant past. Since human recorded history only goes back a few thousand years, we probe Earth s "memory".
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Researchers have uncovered 33 viruses preserved in ancient glacier ice, and 28 of them are previously unknown to science. The research was based on two ice samples from the Tibetan Plateau in China that are nearly 15,000 years old. It offers an example of how scientists can study glaciers to better understand the history and future of global change
The impacts of a warming world and changing climate are more evident every day. Many of the Earth's tropical glaciers are in jeopardy because of human activity's effect on the atmosphere. William Brangham reports on a couple in Columbus, Ohio, who have dedicated their scientific careers to preserving and studying these crucial, endangered parts of the planet's ecosystem.