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2025 Woods Hole Science Stroll

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Marie Bartlett teaching visitors about foraminifera, tiny microfossils that live in marine environments. Scientists at the USGS use foraminifera to determine the age of sediment found many meters below the seafloor and to learn more about past climate conditions.

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