Manganese in the soil of boreal forests has been found to work against the carbon storage capacity of these crucial northern habitats.
Manganese's Surprising Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration
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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.
Scientists Warn: The Grey Seal Hunt is Too Large
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term survival of the grey seal in the Baltic Sea.
Bees Need Food Up to a Month Earlier Than Provided by Recommended Pollinator Plants
New research from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter has revealed that plant species recommended as “pollinator friendly”* in Europe begin flowering up to a month too late in the spring to effectively contribute to bee conservation.
Heat, Cold Extremes Hold Untapped Potential for Solar and Wind Energy
Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy.
This Map Shows Where Planting Trees Would Make Climate Change Worse
Though of touted as a fix for climate change, planting trees could, in some regions, make warming more severe, a new study finds.
