The wide-scale introduction of large herbivores to the Arctic tundra to restore the ‘mammoth steppe’ grassland ecosystem and mitigate global warming is economically viable, suggests a new paper from the University of Oxford.
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The Research on How a Growing Global Population Should Be Provided With Food Has Been Lacking a Holistic Perspective
Meeting one of the great challenges of our time – providing a growing global population with food – requires research with a holistic perspective on food production, people’s eating habits, and the population increase.
World-First Database Aims to Prevent Deadly Mine Dam Disasters
Information on more than 1700 mine dams now available online.
Wave Gliders, Ocean Drifters and Drones to Help International Researchers Solve Key Climate Question
The project’s distributed sampling strategy is designed to help scientists better understand the transfer of heat, freshwater, and momentum between the atmosphere and the ocean.
Rain Brought Brief Relief to Australia
Bushfire counts dipped in mid-January when much-needed rainfall poured down on New South Wales and Victoria.
Deforestation in Bolivia
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features an area in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia, where part of the tropical dry forest has been cleared for agricultural use.