Mikayla Mace

Mikayla Mace is a tree-ring expert and associate professor at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. She has been studying the Thera volcano eruption for decades and is closer than ever to pinning down its date. Her work focuses on understanding the impact of volcanic eruptions on climate, using techniques such as analyzing sulfur and tephra in ice cores to confirm their source. Mace has contributed significantly to the debate around the exact date of the Thera eruption and is currently involved in a European Research Council-funded project led by Michael Sigl at the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, which aims to further narrow down the possible dates for this historical event.

Biography:  https://phys.org/news/2022-05-home-thera-volcano-eruption-date.html

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  • Bennu potentially could have once been part of a wetter world.
  • The asteroid’s dust is rich in carbon and nitrogen, as well as organic compounds, all essential components of life as we know it.

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