NASA: Higher CO2 levels reponsible for ‘greening’ Earth

New research confirms rising CO2 levels are driving the “greening” Earth effect observed by satellites.

Greening is evidence of accelerated plant growth and heightened rates of photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide is a main source of fuel for plants — and thus, all life on Earth — and previous studies show a rise in CO2 results in plant growth.

But other sources of nutrients and external factors can accelerate photosynthesis and greening, including changes in nitrogen levels, land usage, temperature and weather.

An international team of researchers isolated each of these factors and ran them through a series of computer models. The results suggest rising CO2 levels best explain the increase in leaf cover, or greening, measured by NASA and NOAA satellites.

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/04/26/NASA-Higher-CO2-levels-reponsible-for-greening-Earth/7461461702137/

MINDFULNESS STUDY TO TRACK EFFECT OF MEDITATION ON 7,000 TEENAGERS

Psychologists and neuroscientists from Oxford University and University College London announced on Wednesday they plan to recruit children aged 11 to 16 from 76 secondary schools as part of a seven-year study. They said it would be the largest trial of its kind ever conducted and it would test some of the increasingly ambitious claims about the power of mindfulness meditation to tackle illnesses such as depression and anxiety.

The practice emerged in the 1970s from ancient Buddhist meditation and essentially involves observing your thoughts as they pass through your mind and actively choosing whether to get caught up in them or not. It has boomed among adults in the UK and US.

http://www.infowars.com/mindfulness-study-to-track-effect-of-meditation-on-7000-teenagers/