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Rising CO2 Levels Greening Earth

 

By: NASA Goddard

Originally published on Apr 26, 2016

From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change on April 25. The greening represents an increase in leaves on plants and trees equivalent in area to two times the continental United States.

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Animals, Awesome, Biology, Education, Nature, Reference, Resources, Videos

What Is Catnip?

 

By: Big Cat Rescue

Originally published on Feb 23, 2016

What is catnip exactly, and how does it affect cats? Learn about what attracts cats to catnip, and what to expect giving your cats catnip.

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What is Earth Day? The History

 


By: Rob Nelson Films

Originally Published on Apr 22, 2012

Once a year a holiday known as Earth Day rolls around. For those of us that are in school, it’s a time to plant trees, start recycling programs and do other “earthy” things. But what does that mean? It seems that most people treat Earth Day day a bit like Valentines day or Saint Patricks day. Its simply an event on the calendar that doesn’t seem to have a lot of meaning anymore. In fact, the role Earth Day plays has changed since it was first concieved. But to understand that we need some history

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