Like the leaves of New England maples, phytoplankton, the microalgae at the base of most oceanic food webs, photosynthesize when exposed to sunlight. In the process, they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, converting ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2015
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For four decades UC San Diego atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran "Ram" Ramanathan has warned that carbon dioxide and other emissions from human activity are heating up the planet. One of the first scientists to predict global ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2015
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A new study led by a University of York scientist addresses an important question in climate science: how accurate are climate model projections?
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2015
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A team of elder Silicon Valley scientists is building an audacious device that might solve one of humanity's most profound dilemmas - a "cloud whitener" designed to cool a warming planet.
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2015
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Oceans have absorbed up to 30 percent of human-made carbon dioxide around the world, storing dissolved carbon for hundreds of years. As the uptake of carbon dioxide has increased in the last century, so has the acidity of ...
Environment
Jul 20, 2015
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Age divides Americans on science issues just as much as political ideology, a new analysis of recent polling shows.
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2015
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The human brain is a factory—new perceptions and experiences are passed along a mental assembly line, shaped by prior knowledge and molded and connected to form conclusions, which then drive actions. This conveyor-belt ...
Environment
Jul 1, 2015
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Next week, a visual and infrared camera designed at Arizona State University will pass 60,000 orbits of the Red Planet.
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2015
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Throughout his career Ronald Greeley was passionate about exploring Mars, so it's fitting that the late Arizona State University professor's name will grace maps of the Red Planet.
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2015
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Greece could adopt Bitcoin, global warming might awaken dragons and disgraced motoring show host Jeremy Clarkson is going green: Aprils Fools' Day jokes around Europe on Wednesday ranged from chuckle-worthy to weird.
Other
Apr 1, 2015
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