Environment
How Do Climate Models Work?
Climate models are mathematical representations of the atmosphere, ocean, land, ice and the exchanges of energy and matter among them. They are built from physical laws…
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Environment
What Is the Evidence for Climate Change?
Evidence for climate change comes from many independent measurements rather than one thermometer record. Surface stations, satellites, ocean instruments, ice observation…
Environment
Why solar energy is the only viable energy source in the long term
Not only can solar energy completely meet all of the world's energy needs, in the long term it is the only energy source that will not overheat the Earth.
Oceanography
'Another world' discovered thousands of meters deep under the ice in Antarctica
Scientists have confirmed that an almost completely ice-covered area in Antarctica hides a
Space science
The Moon is slowly moving away from the Earth, possibly being pulled into the Sun and disappearing.
Our Earth may one day have no Moon.
New technology
Supercomputer predicts mass extinction in 2100
Scientists ran a supercomputer simulation that depicted a mass extinction on Earth in the year 2100.
Biology
Science awakens 48,500-year-old 'sleeping' virus for surprising reason
Some ancient viruses locked away in the Siberian permafrost since the Ice Age have been revived to combat the effects of climate change.
Environment
The island has rain all year round, thousand-year-old trees grow close together like a fairy world.
Yakushima is an island in Japan with a very humid climate, which helps maintain an ancient deciduous forest full of creatures and plants, especially deciduous trees.
Discover science
'City without air conditioning' in China: People don't know what heat is!
Thanks to the advantage of climate characteristics, the people of Luc Ban Thuy have never known what heat is if they only live in this land their whole lives.
Space science
Mars' Surprising Effect on Earth's Oceans
Although Mars may be some 225 million kilometers away from Earth, the planet is already affecting the climate where humans live, according to new research.
Animal world
Top 10 Unbelievable Ways Animals Survive in Dangerous Environments
The natural world is full of competition and harsh climates, and to survive many animals have had to adapt in surprising ways.
Environment
How was the environment and climate of Earth during the dinosaur era different from today?
The climate on Earth is often variable and cyclical and so the world in the future may have a climate similar to that of the age of the dinosaurs.
Archeology
Genghis Khan massacred many people to change the atmosphere
Through raids and massacres, Genghis Khan's army caused huge amounts of carbon dioxide to disappear from the atmosphere, possibly making the Earth colder.
Environment
Electricity-Free Cooling: The Ideal Approach to Climate Control?
In the context of the world is
Archeology
New research says: Not a meteorite, this is the terrible thing that destroyed the dinosaurs
Something even more terrifying than the giant space rock Chicxulub may have existed on Earth, forming