I use sedimentary proxies, particularly paleosols, to interpret precipitation changes during Eocene hyperthermals (periods of dramatic and rapid temperature rise) and how the climate changes affected ...

In 2009, while examining an old quarry, Charles Ver Straeten, the curator of sedimentary rocks at the New York State Museum, noticed something unusual. He was scouting the area with colleagues Linda ...

Our faculty members use a range of geologic archives to study past climates, including ice, lake sediments, ocean sediments, paleosols, and geomorphologic features. We have particular strengths in ...

"The moment I said that I was looking for paleosols, and that paleosols look like clay dirt that could be red or gray ...

"The moment I said that I was looking for paleosols, and that paleosols look like clay dirt that could be red or gray underwater, he said, 'I know exactly what you are looking for,'" Patania said.

“The moment I said that I was looking for paleosols, and that paleosols look like clay dirt that could be red or gray underwater, he said, ‘I know exactly what you are looking for ...

Archaeological surveys led by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis suggest that coastal and underwater cave sites ...