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NASA Detects CO2 in Alien World’s Atmosphere for the First Time
The landmark detection paves the way to finding habitable exoplanets that might already host extraterrestrial life.
One Man’s Lonely, Lonely Fight to Ban Private Jets
Banning private jet flights like the one Kylie Jenner took over the weekend is a massively popular idea with little to no political movement behind it. One man says that needs to change.
The Earth Is Facing a Nitrogen Shortage Due to Climate Change, Study Says
Greenhouse gases, among many other pressures, are reducing access to this key nutrient in ecosystems around the world.
Antarctica Was a Lush Rainforest 90M Years Ago, Scientists Discover
An ancient sediment core revealed a shocking discovery: pollen and spores, indicating a long-lost rainforest that was shrouded in perpetual darkness for months at a time.
Trump's Interior Department Is Claiming Climate Change Is Actually Good for Plants
Misleading language has been inserted into at least nine reports that could affect environmental policies.
A Super-Potent Greenhouse Gas Has Been Leaking Into the Atmosphere, and No One Knows Where It's Coming From
“Where the culprits are distributed, we just don’t know at the moment.”
NASA Scientists Created a Super-Hot Exoplanet Atmosphere on Earth
A team heated a cloud of gas up to 2,000°F and blasted it with radiation to see what happens on giant planets that orbit very close to their stars.
European Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Cooled Earth’s Climate
Some 50 million Indigenous peoples died during the 16th century, a collapse that caused atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to drop.
Plants are Losing Their Capacity to Absorb Human CO2 Emissions
A team of Columbia researchers finds that the climate tipping point may come sooner than we think.
Climate Models Overestimate How Much CO2 Plants Can Remove From the Atmosphere
Carbon dioxide levels might increase even more rapidly than expected based on new research on the molecular mechanisms of photosynthesis.
Climate Impacts of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Could Cost Up to $8.7 Billion
There are real costs associated with releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere. Here, we crunched some numbers.