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During the Last Ice Age, the Tropics Were Colder Than We Thought. Bad News for Us.
Gases collected from ancient groundwater provide a compelling portrait of how much past temperatures have swung back and forth.
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Hidden Within African Diamonds, a Billion-Plus Years of Deep-Earth History
Fluids trapped within the stones are helping researchers reconstruct the deep history of the continent, and eventually maybe others.
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Landmark Program Joins Investors With Scientists to Confront Climate Change
A major firm will facilitate the engagement of commercial enterprise with the university’s global climate and sustainability research.
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Climate Change Is Making Indian Monsoon Seasons More Chaotic
A new study finds that summer monsoon rainfall in India will become stronger and more erratic, posing a threat to the region’s agriculture and economy.
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First Air Quality Profile of Two Sub-Saharan African Cities Finds Troubling News
A new study finds that that even when air pollution in Kinshasa and Brazzaville is at its lowest, it’s still four times higher than World Health Organization guidelines.
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In a Lamentable Year, Finland Again is the Happiest Country in the World
The 2021 World Happiness Report marks a somber moment as COVID-19 continues to rage on a little more than a year since it was declared a pandemic by the WHO.
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Fossil Plants at Bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet Warn of Future Melting
The discovery of fossil plants below a mile of Greenland ice indicates that the ice sheet completely melted in the past, and suggests it could rapidly do so again.
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Volcanoes May Have Large, Lasting Impacts on Global Precipitation
A new study employs natural climate archives such as tree rings to better understand volcanoes’ impacts on global rainfall patterns.
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Yes, These Flesh-Eating Algae Are Real. And They Like Their Prey Alive.
New research suggests that photosynthetic green algae also eat bacteria on a previously unsuspected scale.
