Is The Coronavirus Lockdown Healing Planet Earth?
The coronavirus pandemic lockdowns are healing planet Earth.
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Fungi Can Help Clean Up Contaminated Soils, Q&A With EarthTalk
How is it that fungi can help clean up contaminated soils?—M. Sharpe, Canton, CT Like animals, fungi derive energy by breaking down large molecules into smaller compounds. They do so by secreting enzymes and acids onto whatever it is they intend to consume, and then absorbing the byproducts of this digestion process. While fungi primarily…
Continue reading →Scientists In Antarctica Study Effects Of Climate Change
At the German research facility Neumayer Station III in Antarctica, scientists are studying the effects of climate change. The scientists are particularly concerned about the speed at which Antarctic ice is melting as well as its impact on global sea levels. The researchers are also studying a large colony of emperor penguins that lives near…
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