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Home » Science Topics » Earth Systems » Page 5

Category: Earth Systems

These articles summarize studies that are all about how the planet Earth works!
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How do microbes affect clouds in the Arctic?

Posted on October 10, 2022June 25, 2025 by Hunter Dulay

Seasonal changes in bacteria living in the air above the Arctic are partly caused by air current changes and may alter cloud formation.…

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    The microscopic competition happening in our oceans

    Posted on September 12, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Scientists wanted to understand more about how bacteria and archaea peacefully coexist in the deep ocean.

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      Invasive trees are changing the soil in the American Southwest

      Posted on January 27, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Ecosystems with diverse species and healthy habitats provide services that keep the system stable and are beneficial to humans. Humans…

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        Viruses inhabit even the deepest depths of the ocean!

        Posted on December 27, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Have you ever wondered what lies in the deepest depths of the ocean? Could there be scary sea monsters or other unknown life forms?…

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          How do climate scientists make regional projections?

          Posted on October 7, 2021June 24, 2025 by Gina Misra

          A small team of researchers have challenged a long-held assumption about how scientists have been applying global climate models to specific…

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            The shape of the continents is not a coincidence

            Posted on September 13, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Biological processes might have led to greater continental crust coverage than would be expected on a planet without life.

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              How water shaped the Earth

              Posted on November 21, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              Water has molded our planet into what it is today, in ways you may not have imagined! #water #waterislife

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                Symbiotic fungi can save farm crops during droughts

                Posted on September 11, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                What should farmers do to deal with disappearing water? Add fungi to the soil! This recent study sheds light on the use of mycorrhizae to…

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                  Ancient Microbes reveal Earth’s response to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

                  Posted on July 28, 2020June 24, 2025 by Andrea Corpolongo

                  Scientists study organic material from the Chicxulub crater to identify the microbes that lived within it, to understand what happened to…

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                    How storms may contribute to groundwater contamination in karst systems

                    Posted on May 27, 2020June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

                    Researchers found that minerals from rocks deposited in karst aquifers during storms comes in two waves.

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