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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Paul Cargill

EXPLAINED: Scientists probe secrets of earth s climate past | Rare Historical Photos

The Sundhnjukagigar volcano erupting on the south coast of Iceland near the town of Grindavik, between Sylingarfell and Hagafell (PA) - (PA Archive)

Researchers have shed new light on the role played by carbon dioxide in the warming and cooling of planet Earth.

A team from the University of St Andrews used fossils to work out how much CO2 changed during the Carboniferous and Permian periods between 335 to 265 million years ago, a time known as the Late Palaeozoic Ice Age.

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