TuesdayNewsdayVol. 10 - Issue 12 - December 12, 2023 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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Editor's note | This is the final Tuesday Newsday for 2023. We wish everyone happy holidays and a great new year. You'll see us again (Tuesday) Jan. 9, 2024. |
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![](/tuesday-newsday/2023/december-12/images/banner.jpg) The edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet, where recent melting has left bare ground. (Kevin Krajick/Earth Institute) |
A massive new review of ancient atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels and corresponding temperatures lays out a daunting picture of where the Earth’s climate may be headed. The study covers geologic records spanning the past 66 million years, putting present-day concentrations into context with deep time. |
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![New tool a powerful conservation resource](/tuesday-newsday/2023/december-12/images/sampling_400.jpg) | The new open-source eDNA Explorer provides a powerful and easily accessible platform for sharing and analyzing environmental DNA data. |
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![Native BioData Consortium awarded $9 million](/tuesday-newsday/2023/december-12/images/nativebio_425.jpg) | Ann McCartney, an assistant researcher at the Genomics Institute, will support Native scientists as they work to improve tribal community health. |
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![Dwarf planet Eris is squishier than expected](/tuesday-newsday/2023/december-12/images/nimmo-eris.jpg) | Researchers discover that the outer shell of the dwarf planet Eris is ice that churns slowly as heat escapes from the rocky inner core. |
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![Building community through Slug Stories](/tuesday-newsday/2023/december-12/images/slug-stories.jpg) | More than 200 students gathered for Slug Stories, an annual College Nine and John R. Lewis College tradition that showcases student stories. |
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