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Sally Lau, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, James Cook University

What octopus DNA tells us about Antarctic ice sheet collapse

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If we want to understand the future, it’s often useful to look at the past. And even more useful if you use octopus DNA to peer into worlds long gone.

About 125,000 years ago, the Earth was in its last warm period between ice ages. Global average temperatures during this interglacial period were about 0.5–1.5°C warmer than pre-industrial levels.

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