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Rice-led study offers new answer to why Earth's atmosphere became oxygenated

Earth scientists from Rice University, Yale University and the University of Tokyo are offering a new answer to the long-standing question of how our planet…

Uncovering the secrets of Arctic seabird colonies

Ninety per cent of Norway's two million pairs of cliff-nesting seabirds are located in nesting colonies above the Arctic Circle.

Out of the Ocean – How algae convert sea water into chalk shells

Algae are true all-rounders. In East-Asian countries they are a staple food. But this is not all they have to offer. They are fascinating and highly adaptable…

Leftover warm water in Pacific Ocean fueled massive El Niño

El Niño and La Niña are the warm and cool phases of a recurring climate pattern across the tropical Pacific Ocean called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or…

Expanding tropics pushing high altitude clouds towards poles, NASA study finds

Clouds are among the most important mediators of heat reaching Earth's surface. Where clouds are absent, darker surfaces like the ocean or vegetated land…

IU-led study reveals new insights into light color sensing and transfer of genetic traits

An international team led by Indiana University researchers has uncovered the regulation of a system that allows a globally abundant bacterium to efficiently…

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