Australia's rainforests are the first to switch from carbon sink to carbon source, study warns

The trunks and branches of trees in Australia's tropical rainforests—also known as woody biomass—have become a net source of ...

A crucial store of carbon in Australia’s tropical forests has switched from carbon sink to carbon source

The woody biomass of Australia’s tropical rainforests has already switched from carbon sink to carbon source – and the reason ...

Australian wet rainforests may be switching from absorbing carbon to emitting it

Climate change is killing trees faster than they can be replaced leading to greater carbon emissions, according to a new ...
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Genius ideas! Few people know what to do with pruned tree branches

Discover genius ideas for utilizing pruned tree branches that you might not have thought of before! In this video, we explore creative and practical ways to repurpose those trimmed branches, turning ...

Organize your mugs easily with the best coffee mug tree

Our team of experts has selected the best coffee mug trees out of dozens of options. Don’t buy a coffee mug tree before ...
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Meet the Amphibian with Built-In Sunblock

In an incredibly arid region of South America, a frog is able to live out of water, thanks to a self-secreting sunscreen.

Australia's rainforests are now adding to carbon emissions, scientists say

A new study has found Queensland's tropical rainforests emit more carbon than they absorb, raising concerns for Australia's ...

‘Pawpaw fever’: Meet the people in WMass growing a fruit you’ve never heard of

The fruit has a custard-like texture and a flavor that’s somewhere between a banana and a mango, some say with hints of ...

8 Ways to Help Bees Overwinter in Your Yard

As summer fades and the crisp autumn air settles in, our gardens begin to wind down. But while most of the flowers may be ...
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Zoe Desmarais clung to life next to a tree at Steeplegate Mall. It was cut down to become a keepsake for her mother

Six years ago, Desmarais’ 21-year-old daughter, Zoe Desmarais, was shot and killed by her boyfriend, 22-year-old Alexander Thorne, outside the mall. Thorne then turned the gun on himself. The couple ...

Overrun by deer, New York forest managers turn to ‘slash walls’. Inside a growing practice

Southern Tier forest managers are turning to slash walls to regenerate lands hit hard by deer. The difference is "like the surface of the moon." ...

3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild

When we tested the three-legged lizards’ athletic performance, the results defied expectations. Some animals were clearly impaired in their sprinting capabilities, but others actually ran faster than ...