Tag: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Two Lamont Scientists Celebrate Marie Tharp’s Hall of Fame Induction—and Carry Her Legacy Forward

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Marie Tharp was one of the first women scientists to work at Lamont Geological Laboratory (now the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory),...

How a Massive Ancient Ice Shelf Stabilized Glaciers—and What It Means for Antarctica

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Adapted from a University of Florida press release written by Eric Hamilton. Highlights A massive Baffin Bay ice shelf once buttressed...

Climate Change Stopped the Next Ice Age

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Highlights Researchers found evidence that the last remnant of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began growing again about 2,000 years ago,...

Highlights From the 2026 Open House at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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Last weekend, on a brisk but beautiful autumn Saturday, over 2,500 visitors traveled to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory for...

Discover Climate LIVE K12 Sessions for 2026-27

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Climate LIVE K12 is back! We are thrilled to announce the next season of our free online series, open...

Giant Canyon on Mars Is Still Tectonically Active Today

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Highlights The largest canyon system in the solar system is still tectonically active, billions of years after it formed. Seismic data...