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What happens when oxygen drops to zero on Earth?
After the oxygen disappears, a completely different Earth will be born. It is a world filled with methane, low CO2 levels and no ozone layer.
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NASA catches biological signs on 1.5 billion year old planet
Something that on Earth is produced by living organisms, considered by astronomers to be one of the most valuable biosignatures, has just been revealed in the spectrum o…
Environment
Satellite detects 'super pollution' that is warming the planet
High above Earth, a satellite orbits the planet every day. It hunts for leaks of methane—an invisible, superpolluting gas that is dramatically warming the planet.
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Breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis could generate unlimited energy
The scientific community is working hard to find ways to generate unlimited energy. A breakthrough discovery to harness the way plants create energy could be
Environment
How to deal with Halloween pumpkins to avoid harming the environment?
Every year, Americans buy tens of millions of Halloween pumpkins. If they are thrown away, they release a huge amount of methane gas. So what should we do?
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Decoding the mystery of the giant 'death hole' in Siberia
New research suggests that the region's geological conditions, coupled with the effects of climate change, led to the emergence of a series of
Environment
Is CO2 the only greenhouse gas causing global warming?
When it comes to global warming and the climate crisis, CO2 is the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, it is just one of the greenhouse gases that cause the Earth t…
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Theories about the origin of life on Earth
Life on Earth is believed to have originated about 4 billion years ago, but until now scientists still do not have accurate evidence of the origin that promoted life.
Oceanography
Decode thousands of mysterious craters on the California seabed
Thanks to underwater robots, researchers discovered more than 5,000 craters on the seafloor off the coast of California that were not caused by leaking methane gas.
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NASA found traces of methane gas near a crater on Mars
The US Space Agency (NASA) has identified a gas produced by Earth-dwelling organisms on Mars. This could be evidence that life exists
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'Gas of life' is inexplicably present in 'planet from nowhere'
What many scientists hope to capture in habitable exoplanets has now appeared in a type of celestial body that is difficult to define.
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Why do potatoes produce toxic gas when they rot?
Potatoes contain toxic compounds called glycoalkaloids, the most common of which are solanine and chaconine.
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Scientists have discovered that Uranus is not completely filled with ice
Scientists have found methane gas deep inside Uranus, showing that the blue planet contains more gas than previously thought.
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Why can't the 'Hell's Gate' burned for 50 years in Turkmenistan be filled?
Turkmenistan- Methane leak also known as
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Special design of the aircraft with the goal of finding life on Mars
NASA is sponsoring a project to develop a specially designed aircraft capable of flying on Mars to search for signs of life on Mars.