Carbon Dioxide

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Alien Life Could Be Hiding Out on Far Fewer Planets Than We Thought

By Laura Geggel published

Extraterrestrial Life
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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"

Climate Change
Spanish conquistadors fighting Aztec warriors.

European Slaughter of Indigenous Americans May Have Cooled the Planet

By Laura Geggel published

Climate Change
Mud pool in Bolivia.

A Gurgling Mud Pool Is Creeping Across Southern California Like a Geologic Poltergeist

By Laura Geggel published

Planet Earth
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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.

Climate Change
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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.

Climate Change
Dry ice

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.

Health
brachiosaurus

Scientists May Have Wildly Underestimated the Giant Dinosaurs of the Ancient World

By Rafi Letzter published

A new study of how plants grew in the environments of the dinosaur age offers some new clues about their populations.

Dinosaurs
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Earth's First Animals Sparked Global Warming, Too

By Mindy Weisberger published

Seafloor burrowing by the first animals on Earth had serious consequences for the planet.

Climate Change
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Beer Shortage Looms in Europe As CO2 Supply Dwindles

By Mindy Weisberger published

The U.K. is running out of gas — for their beer.

Alcohol
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