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Climate change
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Ice Planet Thaw: Earth’s Arctic Could Become Ice Free Within A Decade
The Arctic could see summer days with practically no sea ice as early as the next couple of years, according to a new study out of the University of Colorado […]
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Creating A Digital Twin Of A Planet’s Weather: Earth
New ‘digital twin’ Earth technology could help predict water-based natural disasters before they strike
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Microbial Viruses Act As Secret Drivers Of Planetary Climate Change
In a new study, scientists have discovered that viruses that infect microbes contribute to climate change by playing a key role in cycling methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through the […]
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Global Deep Freeze Periods During Snowball Earth Events
A Yale-led research team has picked a side in the “Snowball Earth” debate over the possible cause of planet-wide deep freeze events that occurred in the distant past.
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Extinction events, Fossils & Paleontology, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Oxygen Increased In Earth’s Tropical Ocean During The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Oxygenation in the tropical North Pacific Ocean increased during a warm climatic interval that occurred roughly 56 million years ago, despite high global temperatures, according to a new study.
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Searching For Clues In The History Book Of Earth’s Oceans
Oxygen is fundamental to sustaining life on Earth. The ocean gets its oxygen from its uppermost layers in contact with the atmosphere. As our planet continues to warm, the ocean […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Habitable Zones, Press Release, Stellar Cartography
Stellar Cartography: Passing Stars Altered Orbital Changes For Earth And Other Planets
Stars that pass by our Solar System have altered the long-term orbital evolution of planets, including Earth, and by extension modified our climate.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report, Stellar Cartography, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Cosmic Radiation Drives Quasi-periodic Changes In The Diversity Of Siliceous Marine Microplankton
Radiolarians are significant contributors to the oceanic primary productivity and the global silica cycle in the last 500 Myr. Their diversity throughout the Phanerozoic shows periodic fluctuations.
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Passing Stars As An Important Driver of Paleoclimate And The Solar System’s Orbital Evolution
Reconstructions of the paleoclimate indicate that ancient climatic fluctuations on Earth are often correlated with variations in its orbital elements.