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Not all waterworlds can host life
During its formation, Venus was in the Solar System’s habitable zone – much like Earth is now. Scientists think its surface contained liquid water, and its atmosphere was somewhat like Earth’s. Maybe there was life, too. However, as the levels … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon dioxide, liquid water, ocean acidification, runaway greenhouse effect, tectonic activity, water worlds
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Climatic fates in the ooze
While governments scramble to provide the laziest climate-change commitments ahead of the UN conference in Paris later this year, the world is being honed to confront how life about land will change as the atmosphere and surface and heat up. … Continue reading
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Tagged diatom ooze, Global warming, marine science, ocean acidification, pelagic zones
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