Even after fires, severe droughts, and windstorms, the vegetation in degraded Amazonian forests demonstrates a high capacity for regeneration, including tree species.
Fires, Droughts, and Windstorms Reduce the Diversity of Amazonian Vegetation
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Beavers Leave a Trail as They Head into the Arctic
A study has provided new evidence of beavers’ expansion into the Canadian Arctic by dating the changes they have made to the tundra landscape as they spread northwards.
Scientists Discover How the Twelve Apostles Were Formed - And Their Real Age
Scientists at the University of Melbourne have uncovered for the first time how Australia’s iconic Twelve Apostles were formed, finding tectonic plate movements over millions of years lifted and tilted the giant structures out of the sea.
Lost Millennium of Galápagos Deep-Sea Corals Linked to Major Pacific Climate Shift
The research, led by the University of Bristol in collaboration with international scientists and published in PNAS today [insert date], analysed more than 900 fossil deep-sea stony corals collected from depths of up to 1,000 metres.
Atlantic Island Narrowly Escaped ‘Stealthy’ Eruption
Thousands of earthquakes affecting Portugal’s São Jorge Island in the Azores in March 2022 were triggered by a vast sheet of magma (molten rock) rising from more than 20km below Earth’s surface and stalling just 1.6km beneath the island, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Threat of California’s Native Tree Loss Is Greater Than Current Estimates
New study finds that many of the state’s valuable and most recognizable trees could decline sooner than expected because current risk calculations don’t incorporate climate change.
