Oxygen on early Earth may have come from quartz crushed by earthquakes
Billions of years ago, crushed quartz reacting with water could have created the conditions needed for the evolution of the photosynthetic microbes responsible for most of the oxygen now in Earth’s atmosphere
What is bioluminescence? Itâs a living light
Bioluminescence is living light. From plankton to jellyfish to fireflies, many creatures around the world can glow in the dark. Learn more here.
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Can the New High Seas Treaty Help Limit Global Warming? – InsideClimate News
On the high seas, outside the jurisdiction of any country’s government, lie some of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on Earth. These vast swaths of open ocean have been called “a lawless frontier,” a place where crime and violence are…
Atmospheric rivers now have intensity rankings
Scientists are pushing an intensity scale for atmospheric rivers, much like the hurricane intensity scale. They think it’ll help keep people safer.
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How plants control their âmouthsâ
Scientists have learned from new research how plants control their ‘mouths.’ That is, they’ve learned the mechanism that lets plants breathe in carbon dioxide.
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Historic Keeling Curve data offline after Mauna Loa eruption
The eruption of Mauna Loa has interrupted the historic carbon-dioxide data that measures the Keeling Curve. Read more about the Keeling Curve here.
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After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees global warming limit | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
By Peter Schlosser The world could still, theoretically, meet its goal of keeping global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius, a level many scientists consider a dangerous threshold. Realistically, that’s unlikely to happen. Part of the problem was evident at COP27,…
Phytoplankton blooms underneath Antarctic sea ice
Scientists have compiled evidence of phytoplankton blooms under sea ice in the Antarctic thanks to cracks that let the sunlight in. Find out more.
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After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees … – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
By Peter Schlosser The world could still, theoretically, meet its goal of keeping global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius, a level many scientists consider a dangerous threshold. Realistically, that’s unlikely to happen. Part of the problem was evident at COP27,…
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