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Briefing: Subglacial weathering may have slowed planet's escape from snowball Earth

Strategic angle: A new study challenges assumptions about Earth's extreme ice ages, revealing the role of subglacial weathering.

Editorial StaffMarch 10, 20261 min read

Research led by the Earth-Life Science Institute at Tokyo.

Utilized numerical geochemical models for analysis.

Findings may alter understanding of Earth's climatic history.