Coffee Boom Is Stripping Peru’s Amazon Forests of Carbon Wealth
A new study finds that converting Peruvian Amazon forests to coffee cultivation slashes carbon storage and sequestration payments.
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Strip Thinning Preserves Forest Carbon in Subtropical Cypress Plantations, Study Finds
A 1,277-day litterbag experiment in Chinese cypress plantations shows that strip thinning and filling best preserves humus carbon, with litter ...
Rice Paddies Breathe In Carbon but Still Warm the Planet, Landmark Indonesian Study Finds
A detailed field study in East Java shows that rice paddies can act as carbon sinks yet still emerge as ...
Two Decades of Conservation Agriculture Rebuild Soil Structure and Double Surface Carbon in Mediterranean Farmland
A 20-year California field experiment shows that reduced tillage combined with cover crops more than doubles aggregate stability, doubles surface ...
Sudan’s Clay Soils Hold a Hidden Carbon Map — and Satellites Just Drew It
Researchers have produced the first validated map of soil organic carbon stocks across Sudan's Blue Nile clay plains using regression ...
Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Residues Reshape Soil Life Differently in Loamy and Sandy Soils
A year-long incubation study shows that biodegradable plastic mulch residues stimulate microbial biomass and reshape soil aggregates differently in loamy ...
Extreme Drought Cut a Subalpine Peatland’s Carbon Sink by 83 Percent and Rewired Its Soil Microbes
A landmark study of China's Dajiuhu peatland reveals that the record 2022 Yangtze Basin drought slashed net carbon sequestration by ...
Harvest Timing, Not Crop Choice, Decides How Green Manures Feed the Soil
A 17-week pot experiment found that biomass maturity at harvest influenced green manure decomposition and soil nutrient dynamics more strongly ...
The New Map of Climate Power: Which Countries Win and Lose in the Low-Carbon Transition
A new Nature Sustainability study quantifies fossil fuel losses, avoided damages, renewable potential and carbon sequestration across 169 countries, revealing ...
Waste to Wealth: Biochar From Vinasse, Olive Pomace, and Tomato Peels Supercharges Crops and Soil
A new greenhouse study shows that biochars made from vinasse, olive pomace, and tomato peels can significantly boost crop growth, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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