Las lunas oceánicas del sistema solar exterior nos dan pistas sobre volcanes de hielo, fuentes hidrotermales, y la tentadora posibilidad de habitabilidad.
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Natural Nitrogen Emissions Are Rising in California
Wildfires and soil microbes are releasing more nitrogen oxides in California as the climate gets warmer and drier.
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A New Census of Plastic Debris Entering the Ocean
On the basis of thousands of measurements of plastic pollution spotted near coastlines and at sea, researchers estimate that roughly 500 million kilograms of plastic debris is entering the world’s oceans each year.
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La exportación ilegal de fósiles es más que un Irritator para el Sur Global
Más de 2,000 investigadores han firmado una carta abierta solicitando la repatriación del fósil de dinosaurio a Brasil. Algunos afirman que el caso pone de manifiesto un modelo de colonialismo científico en la paleontología.
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How You Make Money Matters When It Comes to Carbon Emissions
Investment income is associated with more carbon emissions in the United States.
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Passing Planetary Boundaries Requires Synergistic Solutions
Considering Earth’s interacting systems could pull the planet back into a stable operating space.
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Hurricane Harvey Filled Houston with Sediment
The storm’s record-setting rains moved an equally impressive amount of sediment and elevated the risk and expense of absorbing all that muck.
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Bird Biodiversity Reports Reflect Cities’ Redlined Past
The lack of bird records in formerly redlined areas creates an inaccurate picture of urban biodiversity, leading to gaps in conservation efforts.
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Plants Worldwide Reach a Stomata Stalemate
Research unveiled a surprising plateau in plants’ ability to absorb carbon through stomata, which could mean more carbon left in the atmosphere.
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Getting Psyched Up for an Asteroid Mission
The first mission to a metallic asteroid, scheduled for launch on 5 October, could provide clues to the formation of Earth and the solar system’s other inner planets.