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Stalagmites boost precision of carbon dating over 54,000 years

15 Jan 2019
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Time machine: the Hulu Cave stalagmites. (Courtesy: Hai Cheng/Xi’an Jiaotong University)
Scientists from China and the US have created a precise record of atmospheric radiocarbon for the la

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