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A Leaky Sink: Carbon Emissions From Forest Soil Will Likely Grow With Rising Temperatures
The soils of northern forests are key reservoirs that help keep the carbon dioxide that trees inhale and use for photosynthesis from making it back into the atmosphere.
Critical Crops’ Alternative Way to Succeed in Heat and Drought
Research reveals that some plants have an advantage in coping with dry and stressful conditions.
Contrail Avoidance Not Likely to Damage Climate
A new study allays fears that rerouting flights to avoid forming climate-warming contrails could result in inadvertently making climate warming worse.
A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea
Since breaking from the Brunt Ice Shelf in May 2024, a large Antarctic iceberg spent the first few months of its existence mostly hemmed in by the surrounding glue-like sea ice, especially in the new rifts.
New Battery Technology Could Boost Renewable Energy Storage
Columbia Engineers develop new powerful battery "fuel" -- an electrolyte that not only lasts longer but is also cheaper to produce.