Global oceans absorb about 25% of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned.
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Study Offers Insights for Communicating About Wildlife, Zoonotic Disease Amid COVID-19
A new study from North Carolina State University found that certain types of messages could influence how people perceive information about the spread of diseases from wildlife to humans.
Sizing Up a Tabular Iceberg
The topography of Antarctic iceberg A-76 provides insight into the strange properties of ice.
Salps Fertilise the Southern Ocean More Effectively Than Krill
Experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute have, for the first time, experimentally measured the release of iron from the fecal pellets of krill and salps under natural conditions and tested its bioavailability using a natural community of microalgae in the Southern Ocean.
NOAA, Boeing Team Up to Test Greenhouse Gas-Measuring Technology
NOAA and Boeing are teaming up to evaluate the best placement for a NOAA greenhouse gas sampling system on a commercial jet by testing options on a new Boeing 737 as part of Boeing’s 2021 ecoDemonstrator flying test bed program.
Record-Breaking Temperatures More Likely in Populated Tropics
Icebergs crumbling into the sea may be what first come to mind when imagining the most dramatic effects of global warming.