The Mesoproterozoic eon, often regarded as mundane and static, lays the foundation for dramatic transformations in Earth’s physical and biological evolution during the subsequent Neoproterozoic.
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Searching For Extraterrestrial Life Advances Terrestrial Sustainability
Astrobiology, while traditionally focused on understanding the origin of life on Earth and the potential for life elsewhere, offers powerful tools and insights for addressing urgent challenges on our planet.
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Seafloor Weathering and Stochastic Outgassing Unlikely to Significantly Shorten the Future Lifespan of Earth’s Terrestrial Biosphere
Current understanding suggests that as the Sun brightens in the far future, Earth’s carbonate-silicate cycle will offset increasing temperatures by drawing CO2 out of the atmosphere, ultimately leading to the […]
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Response Of Atmospheric Convection To Surface Drying: New Insights From Isentropic Analysis
There is strong evidence that the atmospheric moisture content of several solar system planets, including Earth, has varied over their lifetimes.
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Water Versus Land On Temperate Rocky Planets
Water and land surfaces on a planet interact with gases in the atmosphere and with radiation from the star. These interactions define the environments that prevail on the planet, some […]
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The Role Of Extremophile Microbiomes In Terraforming Mars
Terraforming Mars toward sustainable life-supporting ecosystems poses unprecedented challenges. Extremophilic microbes, which thrive in Earth’s most extreme environments, offer promising biological strategies for initial Mars colonization providing tools for resource […]
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Why Conserving The Invisible 99% Of Life On Our Home World Is Fundamental To Planetary Health
A new paper outlines how scientists came together to put together the first microbial conservation roadmap under the leadership of Applied Microbiology International President, Professor Jack Gilbert.
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Time-resolved Phylogenomics Analysis Reveals Patterns In Biosphere Nutrient Limitation Through Earth History
The co-evolution of life and Earth has profoundly transformed global biogeochemical cycles over the past 3.5 billion years.
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AI World Model To Simulate The Earth System
Climate change is already reshaping global weather patterns and ecosystems around the world. In the long-term, its consequences could range from further substantial increases in the number of extreme weather […]
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Small Aquatic Systems Found To Fix 15% Of Earth’s Nitrogen
Nitrogen is vital for all known life. Yet most nitrogen on Earth is in the atmosphere as di-nitrogen gas, which many organisms can’t use. Fortunately, there are microbes that can […]