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A recent study from MIT suggests that roughly 10% of annual human-generated mercury emissions into the atmosphere stem from global deforestation.

MIT study finds deforestation contributes to about 10% of global mercury emissions, raising concerns for environmental health.

Our universe's lack of super-Earths or mini-Neptunes could be caused by some planets migrating toward the hearts of their systems early on in their lives.

Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 - Ordinarily, planets in evolved planetary systems, such as the Solar System, follow stable orbits around their central star. However, many indications suggest that some planets might depart from thei

Boston MA (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 - Soil moisture can determine how quickly a wildfire spreads, how fast a hill turns into a mudslide and, perhaps most importantly, how productive our food systems are. As temperatures rise due to huma

New Haven CT (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 - A Yale-led research team has picked a side in the Snowball Earth debate over the possible cause of planet-wide deep freeze events that occurred in the distant past. According to a new study,

Despite looking into space for decades, we still haven't found definitive alien life - intelligent or otherwise. Here's why that could be.

In industrialized nations, high income correlates with life satisfaction. Yet, in nature-connected communities, findings differ.

A new study makes the case for asteroid strikes setting in motion global glaciation in the distant past.

<p>A Yale-led research team has picked a side in the “Snowball Earth” debate over the possible cause of planet-wide deep freeze events that occurred in the distant past.</p> <p>According to a new study, these so-called “Snowball” Earth periods, in which the planet’s surface was covered in ice for thousands or even millions of years, could have been triggered abruptly by large asteroids that slammed into the Earth.</p>