Is methane the key to finding life on other worlds?
How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we ...
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Temperamental stars could be ruining our view of thousands of exoplanets, Hubble Telescope finds
As planets pass in front of their parent stars as viewed from Earth, they cause a tiny dip in the amount of starlight we ...
Warm, really cold, warm again: What does our weather mean for St. Johns River life
From the warmest year on record to an arctic blast and even snow, marine biologists are concerned about weather and climate ...
Fact Check: See for yourself how much water 1 adult oyster can filter in 24 hours
Oysters sustain themselves by sucking microscopic plankton out of the waters they inhabit, a reality that also turns them into natural water filters.
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The heat is on: How irrigation affects farm workers' exposure to heat stress in Imperial Valley
A recent study sheds light on the relationship between irrigation practices and heat stress management among farm workers in ...
Atmospheric river: A conveyer belt of water vapor
An atmospheric river is essentially a narrow band of Pacific moisture, water vapor, that is funneled into a long narrow flow.
Atmosphere's self-cleansing ability followed by long-term study
The Earth's atmosphere has strengthened its ability to remove air pollutants, including the potent climate-warming gas ...
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Carbon sequestration in marshes depends on many variables
The total productivity of plants at sequestering carbon varies based on the ecosystem it lives in. To identify different ...
A complex task: Carbon sequestration in marshes depends on many variables
While a single plant is capable of fixing inorganic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, the entire ecosystem surrounding the ...
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Vertical Gradient of Nitryl Chloride and Implications for Atmospheric Photochemistry in Pearl River Delta, China, during Wintertime
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research ...
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Local Climate Might Amplify Economic and Environmental Impacts of Electric Vehicles in China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China ...
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Spout home appliance transforms air into "pure drinking water"
California company Spout has launched a countertop kitchen gadget that transforms humidity from the air into drinking water, drawing on technology used by NASA. The atmospheric water generator is ...