Ancient seabird guano reveals how climate change may shape future populations

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Apr 15, 2026, 4:50 pm126 ptsTrending
By analyzing peat cores, researchers have shown how populations of nesting seabirds have fluctuated on a sub-Antarctic island over 8,000 years. They found that bird numbers rose and fell alongside shifts in climate, offering new clues about how future climate change could impact seabird populations.

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