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Tree bark microbiome has important overlooked role in climate

Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species unknown to science, and they can either take up or emit gases that have a warming effect on the climate

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A on pump transforms into a judge's gavel

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The secret weapon that could finally force climate action

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US will need both carrots and sticks to reach net zero

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Northern Greenland ice dome melted before and could melt again

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The duo kite-skiing 4000 kilometres across Antarctica for science

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Marsh deer crosses the Transpantanal roadway amid thick smoke from the forest fire.

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See how fire has changed the world's largest wetland, the Pantanal

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Alpine communities face uncertain future after 2025 glacier collapse

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Lichen: Image made using visible light (sun or Xenon flash), the two

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How lab-grown lichen could help us to build habitations on Mars

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Closure of US institute will do immense harm to climate research

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The world will soon be losing 3000 glaciers every year

Under current climate policies, 79 per cent of the world’s glaciers will disappear by 2100, endangering the water supply for 2 billion people and raising sea levels dramatically

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Some Arctic warming ‘irreversible’ even if we cut atmospheric CO2

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China's carbon emissions may have started to fall in 2025

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2025 is the second-hottest year since records began

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Extreme heat hampers children’s early learning

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