Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when forests emerged on our planet, the new study has important implications for understanding how land plants affect the climate.
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UK Woodlands Could Store Almost Twice as Much Carbon as Previously Estimated
UK forests could store almost double the amount of carbon than previous calculations suggest, with consequences for our understanding of carbon stocks and humanity’s response to climate change, according to a new study involving UCL researchers.
Plastic Pollution Kills Sea Urchin Larvae
Sea urchin larvae raised in high levels of plastic pollution die due to developmental abnormalities, new research shows.
UA Researchers’ Focus on Tire Traction Leads to Investigation of Polar Bear Paws
Traction is important. Humans have been continually interested in discovering how to better move across wet or frozen surfaces safely – whether to improve shoes for walking on sidewalks or tires to maneuver the roadways.
NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water
A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to observe nearly all the water on our planet’s surface lifted off on its way to low-Earth orbit at 3:46 a.m. PST on Friday.
More Than the Sum of Its Parts
The number of simultaneously acting global change factors has a negative impact on the diversity of plant communities – regardless of the nature of the factors.


