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Challenging assumptions about weathering

A trench cut into clay-rich soil as viewed from the bottom of the trench

In a recent paper in the American Journal of Science, Dr. Matthew Winnick and colleagues re-examine the relationships between Lithium isotopes and global weathering regimes to revise how such isotopes should be used in models that link weathering rates to changes in climate.