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A new estimate of U.S. soil organic carbon to improve Earth system models
24+ min ago (703+ words) April 2, 2024 Carol Clark Soil contains about twice as much carbon as the atmosphere and plants combined. It is a major carbon sink, capable of absorbing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases. Management of soil carbon is key…...
ZSI survey finds rich wild bee diversity in Arunachals Tawang
46+ min ago (514+ words) Itanagar, Oct 8 (PTI) A study by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has found that high-altitude areas in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang support a wide variety of wild bees, including bumblebees. The ZSI also stressed the need to protect alpine flowering…...
How global ‘bright spots’ can inform environmental efforts
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (737+ words) Dr Bing Lin and Prof Joshua Cinner of the University of Sydney explore the environmental areas and ecosystems that are faring better than expected, and what we can learn from them. A version of this article was originally published by…...
Scientists found Homo erectus 200,000 years earlier than expected
58+ min ago (585+ words) Archaeologists from La Trobe University have described 18 newly published hominin fossils from South Africa, including a second skull fragment belonging to Homo erectus. The discovery adds stronger evidence that the species was present in southern Africa 2.0 million years ago, about…...
Researchers at UMass Amherst are Listening in on the World’s Rulers—Insects—to Better Gauge Environmental Health
56+ min ago (350+ words) Many traditional methods of sampling insect populations involve sending entomologists out into the field to collect and identify individual species, and while these methods can yield reliable results, it’s also time and resource intensive and often lethal to the insects…...
Missing island explains how endemic species on the Miyako Islands emerged
1+ day, 35+ min ago (406+ words) Did an ancient island facilitate migration amongst the Ryukyu Islands? Compiling the latest geological and biological data, a research group from Tohoku University has provided compelling evidence that this was the case. The Galapagos of Asia The Ryukyu Islands stretch…...
Study redraws bats’ family tree
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (125+ words) Bats are cryptic creatures. They inhabit the dark, roosting in hidden, often inaccessible places. And they possess rare skills that seem like superpowers: exceptional longevity, advanced echolocation abilities and a capacity for powered flight that is unique among mammals. But…...
Expedition examines carbon impact of bottom trawling
2+ week, 6+ day ago (436+ words) School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability news Friday 18 September 2026 Leeds researchers have played a key role in a pioneering study in the Irish Sea. It aims to address critical evidence gaps on the impact of bottom trawling on seabed carbon…...
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‘Jonathan’ Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth. He Could Hold the Secrets to Defying Death
19+ hour, 45+ min ago (272+ words) Jonathan, a Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), hatched around 1832 in the Seychelles archipelago, and he was already in his twenties when Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. In his fifties, Jonathan was brought to the remote island of…...