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Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will One Day Suffocate Most Life on Earth
Scientists predict that Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere will revert to a methane-rich, low-oxygen state in about a…
Human Consciousness Could Be a Side Effect of Entropy, Study Suggests
A 2016 study suggests that human consciousness could be a side effect of our brains maximizing…
Paper drinking straws may be harmful and may not be better for the environment than plastic versions, researchers warn
“Eco-friendly” paper drinking straws may contain potentially harmful and long-lasting chemicals known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl…
Tropical rainforests could get too hot for photosynthesis and die if climate crisis continues, scientists warn
Climate change could make tropical rainforests too hot for photosynthesis, leading to their collapse, warns a…
Mathematics Has a Biological Origin, Study Reveals
Arithmetic’s universal truth may have biological roots, according to researchers. The team suggests that the fundamental…
Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time: Linking the Neoproterozoic and the Phanerozoic
AI summary: The article discusses the importance of plate tectonics in understanding the Earth’s evolution and…
Nuclear bomb fallout chosen to define start of Anthropocene
AI summary: Scientists have chosen a sinkhole lake in Canada to mark the start of the…
Record-breaking Tonga undersea volcano disrupted satellite signals in space
GPT-4: A powerful underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga generated plasma bubbles that disrupted radio communications in…
Surprisingly Few Insects Live in The Ocean, And We May Finally Know Why
GPT-4: Scientists propose that a unique enzyme called multicopper oxidase-2 (MCO2), which helps insects harden their…
Mysterious ‘sea swirls’ off Poland’s coast have a surprising explanation
GPT-4: Mysterious ocean slicks in the Baltic Sea have been identified as tree pollen, specifically from…
Scientists discover enzyme that can turn air into energy, unlocking potential new energy source
GPT-4: Scientists have discovered an enzyme in the bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis that converts hydrogen into electricity,…
Mass Extinctions May Have Been Driven by the Evolution of Tree Roots
Geologists find parallels between ancient, global-scale extinction events and modern threats to Earth’s oceans. A series…
Chaos Researchers Can Now Predict Perilous Points of No Return
A custom-built machine learning algorithm excels at the formidable task of predicting when a complex system…
Massive undersea eruption filled atmosphere with water
Blast from Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January could eat away at ozone layer, warm…
Predicting Earthquakes Two Days Earlier
Israeli researchers turned to the skies to predict earthquakes two days earlier, with 80 percent accuracy.…
A Painful Deadline Nears as Colorado River Reservoirs Run Critically Low
The federal government has told states to agree on urgent water cuts to ensure dams can…
Earth Has a 27.5-Million-Year ‘Heartbeat’, But We Have No Idea What Causes It
In the last 260 million years, dinosaurs came and went, Pangea split into the continents and…
How artificial intelligence can help us figure out how life began
How inanimate molecules first arranged themselves into life is one of the great mysteries. The answer…
Tick survives 27 years in researcher’s lab, 8 years without food
One female also managed to store sperm for at least four years and then successfully reproduce…