Logging tropical forests makes them release carbon for a decade
Researchers quantified emissions and uptake from degraded and deforested in Asia, finding more reasons to fight deforestation.
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Warmer temperatures release carbon dioxide from tropical soils
The feedback loops of global warming are kicking in.
This is the tallest tropical tree in the world
Biologists have located the world's tallest tropical tree, a 94.1-metre (309-foot) specimen in Borneo. I
Antarctica was home to a rainforest some 50 million years ago
Scientists who studied sediment cores drilled from the ocean floor off the Antarctic coast, have found on subsequent analysis fossil ...
Biodiversity in tropical forests is declining, despite protection
Without more careful monitoring and efforts, some protected reserves are actually doing worse off than before. Wikimedia Commons Biodiversity helps ...
Insects trapped in amber offer a precious glimpse on prehistoric bugs
Amber is not very common, but you can't say it's really uncommon either. Bugs in amber - that's rare, but ...