Research helps allay concerns about discrepancies between atmospheric chemistry models and historical direct measurements.
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Satellite Data Reveal Growth and Decline of Sargassum
High nutrient levels in 2018 resulted in a nearly 9,000-kilometer belt of Sargassum, a seaweed critical to many marine animals but also a nuisance when it washes up on shorelines, new results reveal.
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Senate Dems Seek Guidance on Climate Messaging from Republicans
The Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis gets advice on how to better communicate about climate change with conservatives.
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Majority of YouTube Climate Videos Promote Nonconsensus Views
Search terms related to geoengineering solutions were almost exclusively about chemtrail conspiracy theories.
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Fossil Fuels Less Efficient Than Earlier Estimates
According to a new analysis, fossil fuel energy return on investment is on par with renewables.
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The “Yellowball” Catalog and the Citizen Science That Helped Define It
The online community of the Milky Way Project citizen scientists helped scientists identify compact star-forming regions now known as yellowballs.
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Bringing Climate Projections Down to Size for Water Managers
Hydrologists are creating watershed-scale projections for water resources managers and tools that managers can use to plan for the effects of climate change.
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Congo Rain Forest Endures a Longer Dry Season
The forest’s dry season has been starting earlier and ending later for decades, making parts of it vulnerable to incursions by drought-resistant ecosystems.
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The Jail That Keeps Oxygen in the Air
Oxygen shouldn’t be in the air we breathe. But it is, and the reason why is almost criminal.
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What’s the True Shape of An Ocean Eddy?
Ocean eddies spin round and round, but not in a perfect circle.