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Home » Science Topics » Earth Systems » Page 3

Category: Earth Systems

These articles summarize studies that are all about how the planet Earth works!
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Scientists found a new way diamonds are made and destroyed

Posted on May 23, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

Geologists examined CT images of diamonds from southern Africa to determine what happens to them underground.

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    How did nautiloids survive​​ extinction?

    Posted on May 20, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Researchers found nautiloids outlived other shelly creatures in the late-Cretaceous extinction because they had slower metabolisms.

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      Fruit flies use diverse senses to sniff out their surroundings

      Posted on April 22, 2024June 26, 2025 by Bhargabi Banerjee

      Scientists found cosmopolitan fruit flies have different genes for smelling and tasting that help them adapt to diverse habitats.

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        How do mountains affect Earth’s climate?

        Posted on December 11, 2023December 1, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Scientists showed sulfuric acid formed during weathering of rocks causes mountains to consume less greenhouse gasses than they previously…

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          Scientists reevaluate global methane emissions

          Posted on October 16, 2023June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Researchers used high-resolution satellite data to show the amount of methane entering the atmosphere currently surpasses the amount removed…

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            Is global warming affecting home runs in baseball?

            Posted on August 28, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

            Researchers analyzed more than 200,000 balls hit in Major League Baseball games played between 1962 and 2019. They estimated global warming…

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              Tornado winds are strongest closest to the ground

              Posted on May 1, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

              Researchers from the University of Illinois compiled ground-level tornado wind speeds from more than 70 tornadoes over 30 years. They found…

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                Did lightning provide food for life’s beginning?

                Posted on April 10, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

                Lightning bolts can be deadly or destructive, but some researchers propose they might also have supplied essential elements for the first…

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                  How smart were the dinosaurs?

                  Posted on March 2, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

                  A researcher from Vanderbilt University inferred dinosaur intelligence from fossilized skulls. She used the skulls to estimate the number of…

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                    Underground microbes capture greenhouse gases

                    Posted on February 20, 2023December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                    Researchers showed microbes living on the walls of underground caves can take up and store carbon dioxide and methane from the atmosphere.

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