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Sciworthy

The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Category: Earth Systems

These articles summarize studies that are all about how the planet Earth works!
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Most river water comes from the ground

Posted on June 9, 2025May 16, 2025 by Sciworthy

Hydrologists incorporated ground and surface water flow data into Earth System models. They used these models to estimate that nearly 60% of…

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    Microbes make different greenhouse gases during wetland drainage

    Posted on May 22, 2025May 21, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Researchers found that soil microbes release less methane but more carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide in draining peatlands.

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      How complex plants reshaped the oceans

      Posted on May 15, 2025May 7, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Researchers found that when complex plants evolved, they increased ocean oxygen and massively restructured the marine ecosystem.

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        Rising soil temperatures could stop forests spreading

        Posted on May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Researchers found higher soil surface temperatures prevented seedling survival and forest expansion in low-elevation forests.

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          Geologists identify a new way copper ore forms

          Posted on May 1, 2025April 28, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Researchers found that massive copper ore deposits in central Arizona formed from melted crust rather than melted mantle.

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            City waste could support urban farming

            Posted on March 17, 2025March 13, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Researchers found that adding city waste products to local farms promoted a healthy soil microbiome and improved how tomatoes taste.

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              Global warming could impact bumblebees’ senses

              Posted on March 3, 2025February 27, 2025 by Sciworthy

              Researchers showed that rising temperatures make it harder for bumblebees to detect their sugary food sources.

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                Storms cause acids to enlarge our aquifers

                Posted on February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Researchers found that sulfuric and nitric acids from human activities dissolve more limestone in aquifers than they previously thought,…

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                  Lightning reacts with minerals to create the building blocks of life

                  Posted on October 10, 2024September 25, 2024 by Meri Herrero

                  Scientists stimulated atmospheric gases with electricity and found they reacted with common salts and minerals to form complex chemicals…

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                    Exoplanets with weird orbits might be more habitable

                    Posted on September 23, 2024September 20, 2024 by Ben Pauley

                    Astronomers modeled the ideal climatic and atmospheric conditions for exoplanets and found that planets with non-circular orbits had more…

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