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Researchers Find Flaws in High-Profile Study on Trees and Climate
Four independent groups say the work overestimates the carbon-absorbing benefits of global forest restoration, but the authors insist their original estimates are accurate.
Researchers Find Flaws in High-Profile Study on Trees and Climate
Researchers Find Flaws in High-Profile Study on Trees and Climate

Four independent groups say the work overestimates the carbon-absorbing benefits of global forest restoration, but the authors insist their original estimates are accurate.

Four independent groups say the work overestimates the carbon-absorbing benefits of global forest restoration, but the authors insist their original estimates are accurate.

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Hundreds of Scientists Declare Support for Extinction Rebellion
Ashley Yeager | Oct 15, 2019 | 2 min read
Signatories of the declaration say the need for governments to act on human-driven climate change is too urgent to stay silent.
Berkeley Labs Face Power Outage Amid Wildfire Threat
Emily Makowski | Oct 9, 2019 | 3 min read
The utility company PG&E has cut electricity to much of the Bay Area as a preventive measure.
Image of the Day: Pika Populations
Emily Makowski | Sep 24, 2019 | 1 min read
Geography plays a role in how the small mammals adapt to environmental changes.
Image of the Day: Climate Strike
Emily Makowski | Sep 20, 2019 | 1 min read
Environmental activists of all ages took to the streets in cities across the globe.
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Scientists to Join Teens in Global Climate Strike
Emma Yasinski | Sep 19, 2019 | 3 min read
Those who plan to participate say communication is critical to researchers’ role.
Image of the Day: Stress-Resistant Corals
Emily Makowski | Sep 19, 2019 | 2 min read
Some corals can adjust to a range of temperatures, but this ability may be limited in a consistently warmer environment.
Science Advisor William Happer to Leave National Security Council
Catherine Offord | Sep 13, 2019 | 2 min read
An outspoken critic of the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change, Happer is returning to academia after a year in his White House role.
Image of the Day: Synchronous Spawning
Emily Makowski | Sep 9, 2019 | 1 min read
Groups of corals release all of their eggs and sperm once a year, but the timing of their spawning is under threat from climate change.
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Turtle Embryos May Have a Say in Deciding Their Sex
Katarina Zimmer | Aug 1, 2019 | 4 min read
In a species of freshwater turtle, embryos can move toward warmer or cooler environments within the egg and thus help choose their sexual destiny, but not all experts are convinced.
Guam’s Coral Reefs Ravaged by Warming Oceans
Catherine Offord | Jul 31, 2019 | 2 min read
Bleaching killed 34 percent of the island’s reefs between 2013 and 2017, a study finds.
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Current Era of Climate Change More Uniform than in the Past
Kerry Grens | Jul 25, 2019 | 2 min read
In contrast to the global change over the past 150 years, temperature extremes in the preceding 2,000 were regional.
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Coral Deaths Spurred by Pollutants From Land
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 17, 2019 | 2 min read
Runoff and waste may be more harmful to the animals than climate change.
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Agriculture and Climate Shape Biodiversity on Mount Kilimanjaro
Michael Graw | Jul 15, 2019 | 5 min read
A six-year study across the Tanzanian mountain’s slopes hints at how land-use practices will interact with a changing climate to influence ecosystems around the world.
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Earth Has Room For 1 Trillion More Trees
Ashley P. Taylor | Jul 5, 2019 | 2 min read
Researchers who provide that estimate believe this is the best and cheapest way to combat global warming.
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Belief in the Unseen
Bob Grant | Jun 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Science doesn’t require faith, but fostering trust in its practitioners can help the public move past unfounded doubts.
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In a Warming Climate, Seaweed’s Microbiome May Mediate Disease
Carolyn Wilke | Jun 1, 2019 | 4 min read
Kelp in warm, acidified waters develop blistered fronds—and the composition of microbial communities could help explain why, a study suggests.
Sea Levels May Rise Faster than Previously Thought: Study
Catherine Offord | May 21, 2019 | 2 min read
A new analysis finds that ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica could lead to increases of 2 meters by the end of the century if carbon emissions are not reduced.
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Global Biodiversity Assessment Reports “Unprecedented” Declines
Chia-Yi Hou | May 6, 2019 | 2 min read
The intergovernmental organization reports “accelerating” species extinctions, with 25 percent of animal and plant species evaluated under threat of extinction.
Antarctic Emperor Penguin Colony Faces Collapse
Jef Akst | Apr 25, 2019 | 2 min read
After three years with very few new chicks, the birds are abandoning one of the biggest breeding sites on the continent, satellite images show.
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