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Melting glaciers release methane

Posted on July 3, 2025June 30, 2025 by Sciworthy

Geologists studied gas fluxes from groundwater springs uncovered by melting Arctic glaciers. They estimated that these springs release over…

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    Volcanism warmed past Earth

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

    Geologists dated a global warming event about 180 million years ago. They found it lasted between 169,000 and 417,000 years and was linked…

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      Microbes make different greenhouse gases during wetland drainage

      Posted on May 22, 2025June 26, 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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        Rising soil temperatures could stop forests spreading

        Posted on May 8, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

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

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          Global warming could impact bumblebees’ senses

          Posted on March 3, 2025June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

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

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            Exoplanets with weird orbits might be more habitable

            Posted on September 23, 2024June 25, 2025 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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              How will the melting Greenland Ice Sheet affect ocean currents?

              Posted on September 9, 2024June 26, 2025 by Andrea Corpolongo

              Researchers found the melting Greenland Ice Sheet is releasing tons of icebergs into the North Atlantic Ocean that could further disrupt…

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                What’s making Earth’s atmosphere drier?

                Posted on June 10, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Scientists investigated humidity patterns in tree rings across Europe to test whether recently drier air is natural or caused by global…

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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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                    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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