To understand how the planet’s climate will evolve and has evolved over geologic time, scientists need to understand the Earth’s carbon cycle. In work recently published in Science, researchers offer new insights into that cycle, upending calculations about just how … Continue reading
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Journal Club: Study of volcanic gases offers new fundamental insights into the Earth’s carbon cycle
Categories: Chemistry | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | Ecology | Journal Club
Tagged carbon, carbon cycle, Earth's crust, geologic time, helium, isotopes, subduction zone, tectonic plate, volcano
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Journal Club: Ancient diet helps tell the story of Easter Island
Famous for its towering stone human figures, Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, has long been shrouded in mystery, with the demise of its people the subject of an intense debate. Now, new findings about what its residents ate hundreds of … Continue reading
Categories: Anthropology | Chemistry | Ecology | Journal Club | Sustainability Science
Tagged amino acids, diet, Easter Island, extinction, isotopes, overharvest, Rapa Nui
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