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Climate Milestone- Carbon dioxide hits highest level in human history Level Passes 400 ppm

Climate Milestone- Carbon dioxide hits highest level in human history Level Passes 400 ppm

May 11, AP – The last time the concentration of Earth’s main greenhouse gas reached this mark, horses and camels lived in the high Arctic. Seas were at least 30 feet higher—at a level that today would inundate major cities around the world. An instrument near the summit of Mauna Loa in Hawaii has recorded a […]

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Bolivia Seeks Economic Energy in Vast Lithium Stores

Bolivia Seeks Economic Energy in Vast Lithium Stores

May 7, Like a vast white lake, Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni reaches into the horizon as if to meet the matching clouds overhead. Here at the crest of the Andes lies the world’s largest reserve of lithium—a potential wellspring of power for smart phones, computers, and electric cars at an altitude of 11,995 feet (3,556 […]

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NASA confirms dream of Mars exploration achievable

NASA confirms dream of Mars exploration achievable

May 6, AP – The biggest names in space exploration, among them top officials from the US space agency and Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, will discuss the latest projects at a three-day conference starting Monday in the US capital. NASA and private sector experts now agree that a man […]

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Image shows turbulent birth of stars

Image shows turbulent birth of stars

May 4, – The European Southern Observatory, or ESO, released an image Thursday that shows the intense activity that occurs inside an interstellar cloud when stars form. The image was captured by the 1.54-meter Danish telescope at the ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile and shows the intense activity inside an interstellar cloud. “The gas […]

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