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The glaciers of the last ice age left their mark on the genetic diversity of species across the globe

Posted on 28 Aug, 2023 by Jeremy Yoder

For the last two and a half million years or so — up until a certain species of upright-walking ape descendants really started making their presence known — the greatest force shaping Earth’s biological diversity may well have been ice. … Continue reading →

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