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Published Nature's checkup: Surveying biodiversity with environmental DNA sequencing



A thousand kilometers south of Tokyo, far into the largest ocean on Earth, lies a chain of small, vo...
Published Extreme El NiƱo weather saw South America's forest carbon sink switch off



Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when condi...
Published NASA laser project benefits animal researchers - NASA Laser Project Benefits Animal Researchers


NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission can provide valuable information about...
Published Forest, stream habitats keep energy exchanges in balance, global team finds



Forests and streams are separate but linked ecosystems, existing side by side, with energy and nutri...
Published Forests endure as carbon sink despite regional pressures



Despite facing regional threats like deforestation and wildfires, the world's forests continue to be...
Published Mix of factors prompts owl monkeys to leave their parents



There comes a point in the lives of young owl monkeys when they leave their parents and strike out o...
Published Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire - Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire


The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest e...
Published Mangroves: Environmental guardians of our coastline - Mangroves: Environmental Guardians of Our Coastline


They are the salt-tolerant shrubs that thrive in the toughest of conditions, but according to new Un...
Published Collision risk and habitat loss: Wind turbines in forests impair threatened bat species - Collision Risk and Habitat Loss: Wind Turbines in Forests Impair Threatened Bat Species


In order to meet climate protection goals, renewable energies are booming -- often wind power. More...
Published How will a warming world impact the Earth's ability to offset our carbon emissions? - How Will a Warming World Impact the Earth's Ability to Offset Our Carbon Emissions?



New work deploys a bold new approach for inferring the temperature sensitivity of ecosystem respirat...
Published Coffee plantations limit birds' diets - Coffee Plantations Limit Birds' Diets


A new study explores a record of birds' diets preserved in their feathers and radio tracking of thei...
Published Forest recovery after Montana's 2017 fire season - Forest Recovery After Montana's 2017 Fire Season



Researchers found thousands of seedlings growing after recent fires in Montana, especially at sites...
Published Forest growing season in eastern U.S. has increased by a month - Forest Growing Season in Eastern U.S. Has Increased by a Month


The growing period of hardwood forests in eastern North America has increased by an average of one m...
Published Multiple uses of tropical mosaic landscapes - Multiple Uses of Tropical Mosaic Landscapes



Many landscapes in the tropics consist of a mosaic of different types of land use. How people make u...
Published Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study reveals - Fungi: The Unsung Heroes in the Fight Against Climate Change



Mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for holding up to 36 per cent of yearly global fossil fuel emissio...
Published New research suggests drought accelerated empire collapse - New Research Suggests Drought Accelerated Empire Collapse



The collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age has been blamed on various factors, from w...
Published Landscaping for drought: We're doing it wrong - Landscaping for Drought: We're Doing It Wrong



Despite recent, torrential rains, most of Southern California remains in a drought. Accordingly, man...
Published Arctic shrub expansion limited by seed dispersal and wildfire - Arctic Shrub Expansion Limited by Seed Dispersal and Wildfire


Scientists investigating the growth of Arctic vegetation have found that seed dispersal and fire wil...
Published Diverse forests hold huge carbon potential, as long as we cut emissions



New study estimates that natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 Gigatonnes (Gt) of...
Published 40 percent of Amazon could now exist as rainforest or savanna-like ecosystems - 40 Percent of Amazon Could Now Exist as Rainforest or Savanna-like Ecosystems


Researchers focused on the stability of tropical rainforests in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Ocean...