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Want to Fight Climate Change? Plant 1 Trillion Trees.
July 05, 2019 | ArticleWant to help save the world from climate change? Then grab some seeds, or some seedlings, and start planting trees like there's no tomorrow.
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Why Do Some People Always Get Bitten by Mosquitoes, While Others Don't?
June 22, 2019 | ArticleSome 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?
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Alien Life Could Be Hiding Out on Far Fewer Planets Than We Thought
June 10, 2019 | ArticleWhere is complex alien life hanging out in the universe? Likely not on planets stewing in toxic gases, according to a new study that dramatically reduces the number of worlds where scientists will have the best luck finding ET.
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Carbon Dioxide Soars to Record-Breaking Levels Not Seen in at Least 800,000 Years
May 14, 2019 | Article"If you do the math, well, it's pretty sobering"
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European Slaughter of Indigenous Americans May Have Cooled the Planet
February 08, 2019 | ArticleThe Europeans killed so many indigenous Americans during the 16th century — through warfare and by causing disease and famine — that it actually cooled the planet during the Little Ice Age, a new study suggests.
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Greenhouse Gasses: Causes, Sources and Environmental Effects
January 03, 2019 | ReferenceGreenhouse gases are atmospheric gases that absorb infrared radiation and trap heat in the atmosphere. Increases in emissions of these gases are leading to climate change and global warming.
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A Gurgling Mud Pool Is Creeping Across Southern California Like a Geologic Poltergeist
November 02, 2018 | ArticleA mysterious, bubbling mud geyser is on the move in southern California, flitting dangerously close to railroad tracks, Highway 111 and some very expensive optic cables like a geologic poltergeist, according to news sources.
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Melting Arctic Permafrost Releases Acid that Dissolves Rocks
September 18, 2018 | ArticleAs temperatures rise in the Arctic, icy permafrost isn't the only thing that's melting.
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Earth's Soil Is Hyperventilating Thanks To Climate Change
August 02, 2018 | ArticleThere's twice as much C02 trapped in Earth's soil as in the atmosphere, and it's escaping.
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A Woman Died from Dry Ice Fumes. Here's How It Can Happen
August 02, 2018 | ArticleIn a "horrific accident," a woman in Washington died from exposure to dry ice fumes, according to news reports.
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