Yosemite's glaciers have survived for 20,000 years, but we may be the first people to see the Sierra Nevada ice-free.

Maclure Glacier in Yosemite National Park. Sierra Nevada glaciers are expected to disappear by 2100
Maclure Glacier in Yosemite National Park. Sierra Nevada glaciers are expected to disappear by 2100
This new species of marsupial was discovered in the remote cloud forest of Peru. (Photo: Pedro Peloso) While exploring the vicinity of an archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes, researchers discovered a previously unseen creature. This tiny, large-eyed marsupial, named…
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