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How to Grow a Forest: It Takes More Than Just Planting Trees

Trees and forests are often seen as symbolic of nature, and for good reason: They are vitally important to both the planet and to people.

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Ozone Hole Continues Healing in 2024

A hole that opens annually in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small in 2024 compared to other years.

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Landmark 20-Year Study of Climate Change Impact on Permafrost Forests

In perhaps the first long-term study of CO2 fluxes in northern forests growing on permafrost, an Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team has found that climate change increased not only the sources of carbon, but also the CO2 sinks.

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Marine Genetics to Help Restore Coastlines

Australians love their coastal and marine environments but much of the world’s ecosystems are in various stages of decline and in urgent need of restoration.

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Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release From Magma Beneath Ancient Volcanoes Was Hidden Driver of Earth’s Past Climate

An international team of geoscientists led by a volcanologist at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes continued to spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from deep within the Earth long past their period of eruptions.

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Sliver of Cool Surface Water Helps the Ocean Absorb More Carbon

Subtle temperature differences at the ocean surface allow more carbon dioxide (CO₂) to be absorbed, new research shows.

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How Researchers can Maximize Biological Insights Using Animal-Tracking Devices

Biologgers allow us to see with unprecedented precision how animals move and behave in the wild.

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Strategy to Reduce the Amount of Propofol Waste in the Operating Room

Researchers from Bonn show which procedure reduces the amount of anesthetic discarded.

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More than Half of European Heat-Related Deaths in Summer 2022 Attributed to Anthropogenic Warming

The results of the study show a higher number of heat-related deaths attributed to climate change among women and people aged 80 and over.

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A New App Developed by USF Researchers Tracks Flooding in Coastal Communities During Hurricanes Helene and Milton

A web-based application that gathers crowdsourced data to identify flooding and inform policy in coastal communities provided scientists with essential data from hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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