What would happen to the climate if we reforested the entire tropics?
Even this radical scenario wouldn’t be as effective as it may first seem.
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Sweden’s ‘old‑growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands – new study
Old-growth forests store 78-89% more carbon than managed forests do.
From soil to slugs to songbirds – how plastic is moving through ecosystems
Scientists have tracked microplastics in small creatures in the UK.
Six tools that are revolutionising archaeology by helping us find sites without digging
Modern technology is helping archaeologists to discover buried sites without risking to damage them.
Arctic climate change – it’s recent carbon emissions we should fear, not ancient methane ‘time bombs’
The wet and low-lying East Siberian Arctic is likely to be a major methane source in the coming decades.
Most plant‑friendly fungi are a mystery to scientists
Most fungi that partner with plants are known only from trace DNA sequences left in soil.
Increasing wildfires threaten to turn Northern Hemisphere’s boreal forests from vital carbon stores into climate heaters
Boreal forests store one-third of all terrestrial carbon - but for how long?
South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives – this is why
Rhizobia-based fertiliser technology is cost-effective, non-toxic and sustainable.
Fungal highways are vast, yet hidden underground – new study
A new study provides a crucial baseline: the first global map of where these fungal networks are and how much of them exists.
Now wine lovers need to know about geology – or do they?
Wine drinkers are taking notes from the land now too, but it may not be entirely useful.
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