New research on a rock collected by the Apollo 17 astronauts has revealed evidence for a mineral phase that can only form above 2300 °C. Such temperatures are uniquely achieved …read more Source:: Science
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As the ocean warms, marine species relocate toward the poles
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•Since pre-industrial times, the world’s oceans have warmed by an average of one degree Celsius (1°C). Now researchers report that those rising temperatures have led to widespread changes in the …read more Source:: Science
Warming, acidic oceans may nearly eliminate coral reef habitats by 2100
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•Rising sea surface temperatures and acidic waters could eliminate nearly all existing coral reef habitats by 2100, suggesting restoration projects in these areas will likely meet serious challenges, according to …read more Source:: Science
Bacteria may contribute more to climate change as planet heats up
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•As bacteria adapt to hotter temperatures, they speed up their respiration rate and release more carbon, potentially accelerating climate change. …read more Source:: Science
July 2019 was hottest month on record for the planet
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•Much of the planet sweltered in unprecedented heat in July, as temperatures soared to new heights in the hottest month ever recorded. The record warmth also shrank Arctic and Antarctic …read more Source:: Science
Icy giant planets in the laboratory
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•Giant planets like Neptune may contain much less free hydrogen than previously assumed. Researchers drove shock waves through two different types of plastic to reach the same temperatures and pressures …read more Source:: Science
Tectonics in the tropics trigger Earth’s ice ages
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•Over the last 540 million years, the Earth has weathered three major ice ages — periods during which global temperatures plummeted, producing extensive ice sheets and glaciers that have stretched …read more Source:: Science
Exotic ‘second sound’ phenomenon observed in pencil ‘lead’
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•At relatively balmy temperatures, heat behaves like sound when moving through graphite, study reports. …read more Source:: Science
Ultra-lightweight ceramic material withstands extreme temperatures
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•Researchers have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating spacecraft because it can withstand the intense heat and severe temperature …read more Source:: Science
Oceans are warming even faster than previously thought
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•Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is raising ocean temperatures faster than previously thought, concludes an analysis of four recent ocean heating observations. The results provide further evidence that earlier claims …read more Source:: Science