Someday, a catalog of molecular fragments might help scientists identify extraterrestrial life on our solar system’s icy moons.
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Ancient Eruption May Change Our Understanding of Modern Volcanoes
Bubbles trapped in magma from a 1,000-year-old event reveal how scoria cones might erupt and what impact they may have on the landscape and atmosphere.
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Pharmaceuticals Pollute the Ganges
Scientists report a cocktail of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and personal care products found near two pilgrimage cities along the river.
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Chance the Hacker: How Earth Stayed Habitable
New analysis indicates that planetary feedbacks alone don’t make habitability an inevitability.
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Finding “Glocal” Solutions to Flooding Problems
Scientists call for joint efforts to combine real-time global rainfall data with high-resolution local hydrology to better forecast floods.
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Simultaneous Drought and Heat Wave Events Are Becoming More Common
As the world heats up, the number and duration of combined stress events are increasing, causing harmful environmental and human impacts.
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More Acidic Water Might Supercharge Lightning
New research suggests ocean acidification could make lighting more intense.
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What a New Executive Order Means for Curbing Methane Emissions
Biden’s executive order calling for consideration of new methane regulations comes on the heels of a new global analysis of the fuel’s impact on climate change.
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Reindeer Have to Eat Up to Survive the Winter
Arctic biologists use 25 years of data to find that warmer autumns might be enough to increase the odds of reindeer’s winter survival on Svalbard.
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Drought, Not War, Felled Some Ancient Asian Civilizations
Radiocarbon dating, luminescent sand grains, and climate records point to drought as the reason for the civilizations’ demise.