Tag: carbon storage
Redwood trees have two types of leaves, scientists find – a...
Alana Chin, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Coast redwoods are amazing trees that scientists have studied for generations....
Arctic greening won’t save the climate – here’s why
Donatella Zona, San Diego State University
Satellite images show the Arctic has been getting greener as temperatures in the...
Beavers offer lessons about managing water in a changing climate, whether...
Christine E. Hatch, UMass Amherst
It’s no accident that both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute...
Mexican communities manage their local forests, generating benefits for humans, trees...
David Bray, Florida International University
The United Nations is preparing to host pivotal conferences in the coming months on...
Arbor Day should be about growing trees, not just planting them
Karen D. Holl, University of California, Santa Cruz and Pedro Brancalion, Universidade de São Paulo
For 149 years, Americans...
Africa’s 2 elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching and...
George Wittemyer, Colorado State University
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Humans have been over-exploiting African elephants for centuries....
Tiny plankton drive processes in the ocean that capture twice as...
Ken Buesseler, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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The ocean plays a major role in...
Direct Action could deliver a useful outcome: carbon trading
By Alan Pears AM, RMIT University
There’s little point in getting too excited just yet about the details of Direct Action and its merits (or...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
