IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 Earth’s atmosphere faces an irreversible oxygen decline due to the Sun’s warming. ☀️ Increased luminosity from the Sun will disrupt photosynthesis, leading to oxygen loss. 🦠 Only anaerobic microorganisms might survive as oxygen levels drop drastically. 🔭 The study impacts the search for life on exoplanets, questioning oxygen as a stable biosignature. Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere, a …
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How 30 years of NOAA research led to one very accurate and timely tsunami forecast – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (.gov)
How 30 years of NOAA research led to one very accurate and timely tsunami forecast National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (.gov) NASA’s SWOT satellite captures Kamchatka megaquake tsunami in striking detail ScienceDaily Geology professor breaks down earthquake activity in Carolinas following major earthquake near Russia WBTV Old clips misrepresented online after Russian mega-quake AFP Fact Check 8.8 magnitude quake strikes off Russia’s Far …
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The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d intrigues astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our solar system because it is similar in size to Earth, rocky, and resides in an area around its star where liquid water on its surface is theoretically possible. But according to a new study using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, it does not have an …
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