How many earth-like planets exist in space
The results of this study are particularly relevant for planning future space missions to characterize potentially Earth-like planets
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Environmental sciences
Browse through the latest news, articles and stories on environmental sciences and learn about the current breakthroughs and discoveries on environmental sciences from around the world.
The hottest month ever recorded on earth
Which month has the record of been the hottest in the world..Here’s a closer look into NOAA’s latest monthly global climate report
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Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes
Scientists have developed a synthetic catalyst that produces chemicals much the way enzymes do in living organisms.
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Sharks under worldwide threat from over fishing
Over 150 scientists from 26 countries combined movement data from nearly 2,000 sharks tracked with satellite tags. Using this tracking information, researchers identified areas of the ocean that were important for multiple species, shark ‘hot spots’, that were located in ocean frontal zones, boundaries in the sea between different water masses that are highly productive and food-rich.
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Worlds smallest 18 million year old monkey fossil found in Amazon jungle
Some 18 million years ago, a tiny monkey weighing little more than a baseball lived in the Amazon rainforest, the smallest fossil monkey known worldwide. The finding is based on a single tooth, twice the size of a pinhead, which scientists recently uncovered in a river bank in southeastern Peru. The specimen helps bridge a 15-million-year gap in the fossil record for New World monkeys.
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Evolutionary gene loss may help explain why only humans are prone to heart attacks
Scientists say the loss of a single gene two to three million years ago in our ancestors may have resulted in a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease in all humans as a species, while also setting up a further risk for red meat-eating humans.
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Molten rock that feeds volcanoes may help with volcanic hazard management
Researchers used volcanic minerals known as ‘crystal clocks’ to calculate how long magma can be stored in the deepest parts of volcanic systems. This is the first estimate of magma storage times near the boundary of the Earth’s crust and the mantle, called the Moho.
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How trees would be the most effective method of combating climate change
Around 0.9 billion hectares of land worldwide would be suitable for reforestation, which could ultimately capture two thirds of human-made carbon emissions. A study shows that shows this would be the most effective method to combat climate change.
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Mold spores may also survive on the outside walls of spacecraft
Astronauts on the ISS spend hours every week cleaning the inside of the station’s walls to prevent mold from becoming a health problem. New research finds mold spores may also survive on the outside walls of spacecraft.
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Researchers create AI algorithm to detect cloud formations that lead to storms
Researchers have developed a framework based on machine learning linear classifiers a kind of artificial intelligence that detects rotational movements in clouds from satellite images that might have otherwise gone unnoticed.
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