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Modest moss can store billions of tons of carbon
Plant life absorbs & transforms greenhouse gases to combat climate change..
Global emissions of several banned ozone-destroying chemicals are increasing
Increased ozone-depleting chemicals due to Montreal Protocol loophole.
Venus’s squishy surface shows signs of geothermal activity
Venus may be losing heat from geologic activity in regions called coronae.
A molten rock layer discovered hidden under Earth’s tectonic plates
The study might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates move.
Scientists discovered a river longer than Thames beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice.
New evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Mars
The planet once experienced a sea-level rise.
NASA’s InSight lander heard the first meteoroid impacts on Mars
The Mars lander’s seismometer has picked up vibrations from four separate impacts in the past two years.
The rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to changing planetary rotation rate
There is a possible link between Earth's rotation rate and oxygenation.
Ancient Earth may have given birth to islands of life
Islands jutting up from the world’s oceans provided environmental conditions necessary for early life to flourish.
There are two faces of the earth: study
Earth's mantle is currently classified into two main domains, African and Pacific. However, little is known about their formation and history, and they are...