Extreme temperature, extreme pressure, dehydration, starvation, air deprivation, radiation, and exposure to outer space. Microscopic, moss-inhabiting animals called tardigrades can withstand all of these conditions, making them one of the most resilient animal species on the planet. They can be found in any of Earth’s ecosystems, though most commonly live in damp environments like moss […]
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People tend to paint the Arctic as a barren landscape, quiet and untouched by human activity. The reality, however, is that these supposedly isolated ecosystems are suffering from the actions of humans living thousands of miles away. The harmful contaminants that are produced by industrial processes travel to the Arctic and pollute the ice, air,
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Numerous research institutions have taken the initiative to document the concentrations, distributions, and rates at which greenhouse gases are emitted into the Earth’s atmosphere. The accumulation of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, methane, and fluorinated gases from fossil fuel burning, industrial processes, and the agricultural industry poses a major threat to the already-depleting ozone layer. This
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