Each year in January and February, satellites begin to detect waves of smoke and fire in Southeast Asia, particularly in highland forests in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Grappling with Thailand’s Seasonal Haze
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A broader past could mean a brighter future for Canada lynx in the U.S., according to recent research.
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Manganese in the soil of boreal forests has been found to work against the carbon storage capacity of these crucial northern habitats.
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Over the past 30 years, Australia’s Tasmanian devil population has been afflicted with an infectious cancer that has pushed the species to near extinction.
New Approach to Monitoring Freshwater Quality Can Identify Sources of Pollution, and Predict Their Effects
The source of pollutants in rivers and freshwater lakes can now be identified using a comprehensive new water quality analysis, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and Trent University, Canada.
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