The world’s forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon due to increasingly ‘unstable’ conditions caused by humans, a landmark study has found.
Climate ‘Spiral’ Threatens Land Carbon Stores – Study
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Out of the Blue
Blue foods — those that come from the ocean or freshwater environments — have tremendous potential to help address several global challenges.
Study Finds Sinking Tundra Surface Unlikely to Trigger Runaway Permafrost Thaw
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists set out to address one of the biggest uncertainties about how carbon-rich permafrost will respond to gradual sinking of the land surface as temperatures rise.
Husker Analysis of Ancient Carbon Cycle Deepens Understanding of Modern Earth
Scientists continue to refine techniques for understanding present-day changes in Earth’s environmental systems, but the planet’s distant past also offers crucial information to deepen that understanding.
Excess Nutrients Lead to Dramatic Ecosystem Changes in Cape Cod’s Waquoit Bay
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 with associated travel restrictions, Matthew Long thought his students could shift their overseas research projects to instead study the seagrass meadow ecosystem in Waquoit Bay.
MU Researcher Discovers Threshold That Triggers Drought Response in Forests
Missouri is home to an array of natural resources, with forests among the state’s most valuable ecosystems.
