Fossil pollen paints a picture of fast-paced human impact.

This week's Discovery Files Video highlights the pollen research of an international team of NSF-funded scientists who analyzed more than 1,100 fossil pollen records to understand how ecosystems have changed since the end of the last ice age--some 18,000 years ago.This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.
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