Theo Nicitopoulos
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Theo Nicitopoulos’s Contributions:
To Protect Wildlife from Artificial Light, Look to the Moon
A proposed design for a Danish church looks to automatically adjust the building’s exterior lighting to the abundance of moonlight.
Mar 10, 2023 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
How the Ocean Inside the Mantle Affects the Habitability of the Earth
A new model suggests “mantle rain” from inside Earth’s mantle ensures we will always have a surface ocean.
Jun 15, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Climate Change Is Pushing Greenland Over the Edge
New data from Greenland shows that modern warming is outpacing even historically warm eras like the Medieval Warm Period.
Jan 24, 2022 | 500 words, about 2 minutes
Disappearing Sea Ice Means Stronger Arctic Tides
With climate change, Arctic communities—already threatened by sea level rise, permafrost melt, and erosion—will also face longer seasons of more extreme tides.
Sep 9, 2021 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
The Alarming Power of Melting Arctic Ice
At least 25 times over the past 120,000 years, the temperature in Greenland swung dramatically. Now, scientists have a better understanding of why.
Jun 4, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes