A graph I saw in high school appeared to show the Earth breathing. It was a graph that plotted carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the course of the 20th century and into the 21st. CO2 had risen steadily, and then more ...
Earth Sciences
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In human society, men tend to be seen as risk-takers, while women are seen as being more cautious. According to evolutionary psychologists, this difference developed in the wake of threats to each sex and their respective ...
Evolution
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The chemical element sulfur is essential for all lifeforms and is a building block of proteins and amino acids. By studying sulfur-based molecules in space, scientists are working to understand the chemical processes that ...
Astrobiology
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Where California's towering Sierra Nevada surrenders to the sprawling San Joaquin Valley, a high-stakes detective story is unfolding. The culprit isn't a person but a process: the mysterious journey of snowmelt as it travels ...
Earth Sciences
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A new AI weather prediction system, Aardvark Weather, can deliver accurate forecasts tens of times faster and using thousands of times less computing power than current AI and physics-based forecasting systems, according ...
Earth Sciences
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Sturgeons are one of the oldest groups of fishes. Sporting an armor of five rows of bony, modified scales called dermal scutes and a shark-like tail fin, this group of several-hundred-pound beasts has survived for approximately ...
Ecology
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According to a predictive model developed by a CNRS researcher and his European colleagues, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This ...
Earth Sciences
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The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, economy, and culture. But how did this tree, originally a wild species, come to dominate landscapes ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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Queuing for entry into Berlin's world-famous nightlife is a high-stakes game, filled with speculation on the secrets to getting past the door. New research from the University of Bath, King's College London, and Freie Universität ...
Economics & Business
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A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which rice cells perceive viral infections and initiate antiviral response. This finding significantly contributes to our understanding of virus-host interactions for further ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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