Carbon Dioxide
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Why Do Some People Always Get Bitten by Mosquitoes, While Others Don't?
By Grant Currin published
Some people can sit outside all summer long and not suffer from mosquito bites. Others turn into an itchy mess despite bathing in DEET and never leaving the purple glow of the bug zapper. What gives?
Alien Life Could Be Hiding Out on Far Fewer Planets Than We Thought
By Laura Geggel published
Carbon Dioxide Soars to Record-Breaking Levels Not Seen in at Least 800,000 Years
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
"If you do the math, well, it's pretty sobering"
European Slaughter of Indigenous Americans May Have Cooled the Planet
By Laura Geggel published
A Gurgling Mud Pool Is Creeping Across Southern California Like a Geologic Poltergeist
By Laura Geggel published
Melting Arctic Permafrost Releases Acid that Dissolves Rocks
By Mindy Weisberger published
As temperatures rise in the Arctic, icy permafrost isn't the only thing that's melting.
Earth's Soil Is Hyperventilating Thanks To Climate Change
By Brandon Specktor published
There's twice as much C02 trapped in Earth's soil as in the atmosphere, and it's escaping.
A Woman Died from Dry Ice Fumes. Here's How It Can Happen
By Rachael Rettner published
In a "horrific accident," a woman in Washington died from exposure to dry ice fumes, according to news reports.
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