Since Northwest Coast peoples usually settled along the shore, understanding ancient sea levels can in turn help us find the archaeological sites associated with Lasqueti’s earlier occupants. In the ...

It tells of a time 125,000 years ago, when a modest increase in Earth’s temperatures caused ice sheets to melt and global sea levels to surge. The height of the coral — which can grow only ...

In the middle of the Eastern Sierra in California, you’ll find a natural phenomenon that you wouldn’t expect to find just ...