Why do carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere wax and wane in conjunction with the warm and cold periods of Earth’s past?
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Global Emissions Fell 17 Percent Due to Coronavirus Shutdowns
Daily global greenhouse gas emissions declined 17 percent by early April compared to 2019 levels due to coronavirus-related shutdowns around the world, according to new research published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Less Water Could Sustain More Californians If We Make Every Drop Count
"California isn’t running out of water,” says Richard Luthy. “It’s running out of cheap water. But the state can’t keep doing what it’s been doing for the past 100 years.”
Machine-Learning Tool Could Help Develop Tougher Materials
For engineers developing new materials or protective coatings, there are billions of different possibilities to sort through.
Caves Tell Us That Australia’s Mountains Are Still Growing
Australia has often been unfairly portrayed as an old and idle continent with little geological activity, but new research suggests that we remain geologically active and that some of our mountains are still growing.
Heat Now More Lethal Than Cold for People with Respiratory Diseases in Spain
A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has analysed deaths linked to respiratory disease in Spain between 1980 and 2016.




