Plenty is known about the existential threat of climate change to plants and animals. But by comparison, we know very little about how microorganisms will be affected by climate change.
Ecology
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Global warming poses a significant threat to ecosystems, societies, and economies worldwide. In recent decades, an international climate policy goal of limiting global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels was established. ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 20, 2024
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Under climate scenarios, seaweed farming is now used globally as a promising approach for achieving carbon neutrality. Seaweed farming contributes substantial amounts of organic carbon to the ocean, part of which can be locked ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 11, 2023
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Forest modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows that a site's productivity—an indicator of how fast trees grow and how much biomass they accumulate—is the main factor that determines which time period between ...
Ecology
Nov 21, 2023
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Australia's plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 relies heavily on carbon credits.
Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2023
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Global warming's ever-increasing toll on the planet has been a focus of mitigation strategies in recent years, with carbon sequestration projects playing a more prominent role in drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere ...
Applying ground-up silicate rock to Midwestern farm fields can capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide and prevent it from accumulating in the atmosphere, according to a new study that successfully quantified those ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2023
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A Cornell researcher and her colleagues have solved one key piece of the molecular puzzle needed to dramatically improve plant productivity and increase carbon sequestration: They have successfully transferred key regions ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 25, 2023
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Cyclone Gabrielle has highlighted forestry slash as a problematic aspect of relying on plantation forests to draw down carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere.
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2023
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As the world struggles to meet internationally agreed targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, methods of removing carbon dioxide such as reforestation of cleared areas have become an increasingly important strategy.
Environment
May 22, 2023
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