Research published today in Nature by University of Melbourne researchers, in collaboration with Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Corporation, reconstructed the past 1,000 years of vegetation, fire and erosion in Croajingolong ...
Earth Sciences
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Ozone pollution caused by Amazon wildfires is significantly reducing the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, new research reveals. Ground-level ozone is formed when pollutants from sources such ...
Earth Sciences
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To survive periods of drought, trees halt photosynthesis, a highly water-intensive process. For every molecule of CO₂ absorbed by a tree leaf, an average of around 400 water molecules are released. Entire forests may then ...
Ecology
Sep 28, 2026
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All over the world, from Oregon's old-growth forests to Queensland's eucalyptus groves, creatures depend on trees for shelter. A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests that as the climate destabilizes, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2026
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Forests support much of the world's biodiversity and play a vital role in regulating Earth's climate, but they are increasingly exposed to drought. To understand the potential consequences of drought, a key question is whether ...
Environment
Aug 25, 2026
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Firefighters have been battling a vast wildfire in the hills above Blaenavon in south Wales, spreading across more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres), for three weeks.
Earth Sciences
Aug 20, 2026
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President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed a rule change that would open 44 million acres (about 68,750 square miles) of wild, undisturbed forest for road construction and logging.
Environment
Aug 18, 2026
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People rarely give much thought to the trees around them—until there aren't any. Not when they're driving past them. Not when they're scrolling on a park bench. But on a sweltering Miami afternoon, when the sidewalk feels ...
Environment
Aug 17, 2026
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Tropical forests store enormous amounts of carbon and harbor most of the world's terrestrial biodiversity, but scientists fear that increasingly severe droughts threaten their ability to survive and continue absorbing carbon ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 12, 2026
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Weather measurements in Leeds have shown that many green spaces, such as parks, gardens and forests, were cooler than surrounding urban environments, also known as gray spaces.
Environment
Jul 31, 2026
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