Murraya paniculata, commonly known as orange jessamine in the family Rutaceae, is an important ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical regions that is famous for its strong fragrance. As an ornamental plant with strong ...
Plants & Animals
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Modeling of Earth's response to global warming has suggested dry regions will become more arid and wet regions will experience more precipitation, with an uneven distribution of moisture in the atmosphere. With enhanced seasonality, ...
Methyl chloride (CH3Cl) is one of the most common chlorine-based gases in Earth's atmosphere. Along with related chemicals, it depletes the ozone layer, exposing life on the planet to more of the sun's ultraviolet radiation. ...
Earth Sciences
May 31, 2023
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In the tropics, above the equatorial rainforests and oceans, the strong solar radiation hitting Earth propels a stream of warm, moist air far upward.
Earth Sciences
May 29, 2023
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Approximately 700,000 years ago, a "warm ice age" permanently changed the climate cycles on Earth. Contemporaneous with this exceptionally warm and moist period, the polar glaciers greatly expanded. A European research team ...
Earth Sciences
May 16, 2023
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Large-scale circulation anomalies are a key factor in the transportation of water vapor and changes in climate. For tropical and subtropical regions, an atmospheric circulation field not only determines the characteristics ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2023
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A study published in Science Advances by an international team of scientists provides clear evidence that marine phytoplankton are much more resilient to future climate change than previously thought.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 21, 2022
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The North American southwest has been suffering through weather extremes in recent years ranging from searing heat waves and scorching wildfires to monsoon rainfalls that cause flash floods and mudslides.
Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
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Subtropical gyres are enormous rotating ocean currents that generate sustained circulations in the Earth's subtropical regions just to the north and south of the equator. These gyres are slow-moving whirlpools that circulate ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2022
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Mosquitoes that spread Zika, dengue and yellow fever are guided toward their victims by a scent from human skin. The exact composition of that scent has not been identified until now.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 21, 2022
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