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Published Recovering tropical forests offset just one quarter of carbon emissions from new tropical deforestation and forest degradation - Recovering Tropical Forests: A Solution to Carbon Emissions?


A pioneering global study has found deforestation and forests lost or damaged due to human and envir ...
Published New study finds logged tropical forests are surprisingly vibrant and need protection - New Study Finds Logged Tropical Forests are Surprisingly Vibrant and Need Protection


New study examines the flow of ecological energy across old-growth forests, logged forests and oil p...
Published The climate crisis and biodiversity crisis can't be approached as two separate things - The Climate Crisis and Biodiversity Crisis Can't Be Approached as Two Separate Things



Anthropogenic climate change has, together with the intensive use and destruction of natural ecosyst...
Published Quarter-ton marsupial roamed long distances across Australia's arid interior - Quarter-Ton Marsupial Roamed Long Distances Across Australia's Arid Interior



One of Australia's first long-distance walkers has been described after palaeontologists used advanc...
Published Half of the world's coral reefs may face unsuitable conditions by 2035 - Half of the World's Coral Reefs May Face Unsuitable Conditions by 2035


There's more bad news for planet earth if climate change continues unabated. New research reveals th...
Published Caribbean seagrasses provide services worth $255B annually, including vast carbon storage, study shows - Caribbean Seagrasses: The Unsung Heroes of the Ocean



Caribbean seagrasses provide about $255 billion in services to society annually, including $88.3 bil...
Published Kangaroo Island ants 'play dead' to avoid predators - Kangaroo Island Ants 'Play Dead' to Avoid Predators



They're well known for their industrious work, but now a species of ant on Kangaroo Island is also s...
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 Coral reefs in the Eastern Pacific could survive into the 2060s - Coral Reefs in the Eastern Pacific Could Survive into the 2060s


Scientists found that some reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean could maintain high coral cover into...
Published Exploring the underground connections between trees - Exploring the Underground Connections Between Trees



Fungal networks interconnecting trees in a forest is a key factor that determines the nature of fore...
Published Surprise effect: Methane cools even as it heats - Surprise Effect: Methane Cools Even as It Heats


Most climate models do not yet account for a recent discovery: methane traps a great deal of heat in...
Published Study shows how biodiversity of coral reefs around the world changes with depth - Study Shows How Biodiversity of Coral Reefs Around the World Changes with Depth


Dramatic differences between shallow and mesophotic reefs stress the importance of studying--and con...
Published New study provides first comprehensive look at oxygen loss on coral reefs - New Study Provides First Comprehensive Look at Oxygen Loss on Coral Reefs


A new study is providing an unprecedented examination of oxygen loss on coral reefs around the globe...
Published Why groundwater is one of our most precious resources - Why Groundwater is One of Our Most Precious Resources


From the Murray-Darling system to Great Artesian Basin, 'invisible' underground groundwater is often...
Published Ancient viruses discovered in coral symbionts' DNA - Ancient Viruses Discovered in Coral Symbionts' DNA



The symbiotic organisms that live in corals and provide them with their dramatic colors contain frag...
Published At least 2,000 species of reptiles are threatened, study finds - At Least 2,000 Species of Reptiles are Threatened, Study Finds


A new study has found that 21 percent of the reptile species on Earth (one in five species), amounti...
Published Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes - Woolly Mammoths: Evolution of Smaller Ears and Woolier Coats



A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out...
Published Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna - Lost Giants: The Abundance Decline of African Megafauna



A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mamm...
Published Can artificial intelligence help find life on Mars or icy worlds? - Can Artificial Intelligence Help Find Life on Mars or Icy Worlds?


Researchers have mapped the sparse life hidden away in salt domes, rocks and crystals at Salar de Pa...
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...