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The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Category: What is going on with the Earth’s climate?

What is going on with the Earth’s climate? How do we study climate? What does the data show?
Elbrus glacier
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When glaciers retreat, microbes take over

Posted on June 15, 2026May 28, 2026 by Sciworthy

Researchers demonstrated that the first microbes to colonize recently deglaciated soil can extract nutrients from air and rock to survive…

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    Melting ice in the Arctic Ocean
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    Does the Arctic Ocean regulate or amplify global warming?

    Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Sciworthy

    Researchers found that interactions between methane gas and seawater affected greenhouse gas emissions from the Arctic Ocean during a past…

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      El Nino/La Nina
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      Why the 2023 El Niño broke records

      Posted on April 30, 2026April 21, 2026 by Sciworthy

      Researchers found that the 2023 El Niño event was fueled primarily by heat stored in the ocean rather than in Pacific winds.

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        Ants on a leaf
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        Ants struggle to protect host plants under rising temperatures

        Posted on April 20, 2026April 15, 2026 by Amruta Tendolkar

        Scientists found that ants under heat stress were less active, which left their host acacia plants vulnerable to herbivores and other…

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          Farmland and clouds from above
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          Turning carbon dioxide into fuel with nanostructures

          Posted on April 13, 2026April 15, 2026 by Erin Faye Dizon

          Scientists designed an electrocatalyst infused with bismuth metal that helps convert CO2 to formate, providing a scalable new way to recycle…

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            Deep sea jellyfish
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            Why do deep-sea microbes have such small appetites?

            Posted on February 9, 2026January 23, 2026 by Sciworthy

            The deep sea is one of Earth’s largest reservoirs of carbon, yet microbes don’t consume very much of it. Researchers showed that this is…

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              Cave interior
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              Gases power diverse microbial life in caves

              Posted on January 26, 2026January 14, 2026 by Madeline Taylor

              Researchers found that cave-dwelling microbes use atmospheric trace gases like methane and carbon monoxide as sources of energy and carbon.

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                Can 300-year-old Antarctic microbes help us understand climate change?

                Posted on September 29, 2025October 1, 2025 by Madeline Taylor

                Researchers demonstrated that microbial DNA from a 300-year-old ice core can help track how microbes respond to global change.

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                  Ice shelf collapse reveals early warning signs of melt

                  Posted on September 15, 2025August 28, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists found that growing fractures caused an East Antarctic ice shelf to collapse.

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                    Carbon feedbacks 56 million years ago similar to today

                    Posted on September 4, 2025September 12, 2025 by Sciworthy

                    Geologists simulated the chemistry of Earth's past oceans and atmosphere using mineral data from the ancient seafloor. They found a…

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