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diatom archive reconstructs historical coastline
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Philadephia’s diatom archive is a way, way, wayback machine

A cache of phytoplankton held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is helping to reconstruct historical coastlines.
The Great Lakes, North America’s greatest resource, faces many threats
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The Great Lakes, North America’s greatest resource, faces many threats

The Great Lakes helped make the U.S. an economic powerhouse. Now climate change, pollution, and invasive species threaten their complex ecosystems.
Predicted change to the Southern Ocean Silicate Front
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Predicted change to the Southern Ocean Silicate Front

The Southern Ocean Silicate Front (SF) is an important boundary separating waters that are silicate-rich and waters that are silicate-poor.

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