Radiocarbon dating

Discoveries Freshwater fish can make human bones appear centuries older

Six medieval Danish burials yielded dates that appeared to predate their monasteries. The likely explanation was old carbon in freshwater fish.

Green Impact Canada’s Barnes Ice Cap reveals that human-caused climate change stopped the next ice age Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Ancient volcanic eruption brought population collapse and coastal growth to Japan Joseph Shavit

Discoveries The eruption that buried Pompeii is helping scientists synchronize Earth’s geological clocks Joshua Shavit