A mature tree does more than shade a backyard or line a city street. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a ...
Scientists have been dramatically underestimating how much carbon trees actually absorb from the atmosphere, and the discoveries emerging from recent research are reshaping our understanding of ...
WOODS HOLE — Safety pins, zip ties, and red lipstick are almost all that scientist Phil Colarusso needs to complete his study. That, and his scuba-diving gear. “High-tech science,” said Colarusso, a ...
Nature-based solutions like mangrove restoration are key to climate action, but weak monitoring can overstate carbon storage, ...
A two-decade-long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests' long-term ability to store carbon ...
A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass. Irene del Carmen Torres Dominguez measures the diameter of a tree on Barro Colorado Island in ...
Coffee farms with mature shade trees store far more carbon than planting new trees can capture, a new study reveals. Ellie Tahmaseb Tree canopy on shade-grown coffee farms helps mitigate impacts of ...
After more than a century of fire suppression in California’s forests, mounting evidence shows that frequent fire — through practices like prescribed fire or Indigenous cultural burning — can improve ...
Mangroves are famous for trapping vast amounts of carbon, helping slow climate change. However, a new study suggests rising ...