quaternary

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"There are many Australian lakes that dried during the Millenium Drought when there was not enough rainfall to sustain them," says Associate Professor Tibby, whose study was published in Quaternary Science.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

In a recent study, published in Quaternary Science Reviews, archaeologists report what they describe as a hearth Neanderthals used to make adhesive tar.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2024

But the proposal was voted down earlier this month by the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

She next joined the Quaternary Research Center at the University of Washington, where her work included documenting the fault zone that runs through Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

The existence of his remains, rare as they are everywhere, in deposits older than the Pleistocene or Quaternary Epoch is not proven.

From Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement by Clodd, Edward