Dead trees around the world are shocking scientists
Forests once deemed resilient are suffering surprising die-offs. To predict the fate of the world’s woods in the face of climate change, researchers need to...
Category : ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Can probiotics protect corals from problems like bleaching?
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Lab experiments suggest that a dose of carefully selected microbes may boost the health of these reef-building creatures and their symbiotic algae By Lesley Evans...
Microplastics found in human heart tissues, both before and after surgical procedures
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Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07179 Everywhere scientists look for microplastics, they’ve found them—food, water, air and some parts of the...
New way of measuring ocean carbon could better align with climate policy goals
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Claire Boteler. Credit: Dalhousie University The ocean controls our climate. It is the largest carbon sink on the planet, absorbing 40% of human fossil fuel...
Voluntary carbon offsets often fail to deliver what they promise, research finds
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Within a few years, voluntary carbon offsets have grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry: by investing in climate mitigation projects, companies and...
Blurring the line between planetary and human health spans
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Days before the G7 Hiroshima Summit in May, scholars delivered a call to act on the planet’s health to the Hiroshima...
How forests can cut carbon, restore ecosystems, and create jobs
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Reforestation and afforestation are “natural climate solutions” that can help cut carbon, restore ecosystems, create jobs, and provide other environmental and social benefits. A new...
Canada Fighting a Rising Tide of Support for NY Forest Bill
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For years, Canada’s forest policy has been torn between two competing priorities: one, a desire for climate leadership, the other, an unflinching fidelity to an...
Calculate Truck, Boat, and Car Carbon Footprint Emissions in Seconds
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Please note: We are working on expanding our ecological footprint calculator to allow users to calculate their specific carbon footprint for trucks, boats and more....
Schools for Earth
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Von Klimakrise und Zoonosen über Artensterben bis Intoleranz und Populismus: Die großen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit erfordern grundlegende Antworten und entschlossenes Handeln. Die Forderung von Fridays...