image: Sea cliffs exposing the Last Interglacial coral deposits at the northern tip of Barbados. This image relates to an article in the 15 April 2005 issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by William G. Thompson and Steven L. Goldstein, then of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) and Columbia University, was titled "Open-System Coral Ages Reveal Persistent Suborbital Sea-Level Cycles." view more
Credit: Image courtesy of William G. Thompson, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) and Columbia University, via <i>Science</I>-AAAS.