Tracking glaciers with accelerators
From Symmetry Magazine, 3 February 2015
Geologists once thought that, until about 18,000 years ago, a mammoth glacier covered the top two-thirds of Ireland. Recently, however, they found evidence that it wasn’t just the top two-thirds: The Irish glacier was much larger, completely engulfing the country and extending far offshore.
They learned this with the help of a particle accelerator. Read more >>
ctanguy, 2015-02-03 00:00:00