The 40,000-year obliquity cycle tied to Earth's axial tilt, which dictated the growth and decay of the Antarctic ice sheet 34 million years ago, directly drove marine biological productivity in the distant subtropical ocean.
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Ancient Antarctic ice cycles impacted ocean productivity thousands of miles away

UW–Madison study links Antarctic ice sheet growth and decay to a 40,000-year rhythm in subtropical marine productivity.