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CO2 effects on plants increases global warming
According to a new study by researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, in some regions more than a quarter of the warming from increased carbon…
Through the looking glass: Scientists peer into Antarctica's past to see
New results from a research expedition in Antarctic waters may provide critical clues to understanding one of the most dramatic periods of climate change in…
Marine bacteria survive better with solar energy
The findings are presented in an article in the prestigious scientific journal PLoS Biology.“It has long been known that cyanobacteria can use sunlight to…
Rare 95 million-year-old flying reptile Aetodactylus halli is new pterosaur genus, species
A 95 million-year-old fossilized jaw discovered in Texas has been identified as a new genus and species of flying reptile, Aetodactylus halli.Aetodactylus…
Scientists discover underwater asphalt volcanoes
About 10 miles off the Santa Barbara coast, at the bottom of the Santa Barbara Channel, a series of impressive landmarks rise from the sea floor.They've been…
Scientists Find Ancient Asphalt Domes Off California Coast
About 35,000 years ago, a series of apparent undersea volcanoes deposited massive flows of petroleum 10 miles offshore. The deposits hardened into domes that…