Clam shells tell the story of ancient climate change
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Archeologists have discovered a way to reconstruct past changes in the climate by analyzing the shells of surf clams.
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500-year-old clam reveals 'hugely worrying' evidence of climate
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Criminals are stealing giant clams—and carving them like ivory
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Giant clam shells: Unprecedented natural archives for paleoweather
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Clams help date duration of ancient methane seeps in the Arctic
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Clam Fossils Help Scientists Find Errors in Evolutionary Tree
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Cockles (= Clams): fresh 950 g. shell dry weight 557 g = 58.6% of
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The Past, Present, and Future of Giant Clams
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Life Underwater Series: Life of the Clam — EcoSpark
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Giant Clams Log Ancient Weather Events
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Cosmic pearls: Fossil clams contain evidence of ancient meteorite
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Prehistoric cooking versus accurate palaeotemperature records in
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What 500-year-old Clams Can Tell Us About Climate Change
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11,500 y of human–clam relationships provide long-term context for
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Ancient clams have been holding the secrets of climate change for