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‘Our Fragile Moment’ finds modern lessons in Earth’s history of climate

By Luis Melecio-Zambrano
September 25, 2023
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Our Fragile MomentMichael MannPublicAffairs, $30 Over four millennia ago, in the final days of the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia, a drought swept over the region, [more…]

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Some leaves in tropical forests may be getting too hot for photosynthesis

By Field Museum
September 19, 2023
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Like people, leaves have their limits when it comes to heat. Scientists first reported in 1864 that the leaves of some plants could survive up [more…]

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Emperor penguins lost thousands of chicks to melting ice last year

By Field Museum
September 6, 2023
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Thousands of emperor penguins in western Antarctica lost their chicks last year, largely due to receding sea ice, satellite data suggest. Over the last two [more…]