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Tropical forests can switch from carbon sinks to carbon sources during El Niño

Tropical forests draw down and store large quantities of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest in South America, for example, stores approximately 123 billion tons of carbon—more than is stored in any other terrestrial ecosystem in the world. But these forests are facing

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Days of salted codfish and cabbage leaves are over: how climate crisis is shaping Tour de

Heatwaves have long been part of the Tour but temperatures now are pushing the riders to limit of human enduranceThe Tour de France and the heat of the midday sun are old bedfellows, going back long before an era when the biggest catastrophe of the Tour’s opening week was a major

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‘Every time the rain falls, the fear comes back’: life in Lagos under the constant threat

As Nigeria braces for another season of devastating rains, people affected describe the mental toll of repeatedly rebuilding their livesMurky water first tore down a perimeter fence, then bubbled into the yard before spilling into every room. Within minutes, electronics, kitchen

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Patterned frozen soils get their shape from gravity and funky physics

Hillslopes in Arctic regions with frozen soils can host a suite of geometric patterns, from circles and stripes to polygonal patterned ground. They can also have solifluction patterns, or markings left behind when partially thawed permafrost slips and flows down a slope. Solifluc

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Country diary: Phacelia is the most useful plant – I always have a packet for my garden |

Allendale, Northumberland: Farmers use it as cover crop, and I sow it into bare soil – but not before I’ve had a close look at its stunning detailsCupped by bristly sepals, the five-petalled flowers of phacelia flare open at the tips, drawing insects to their abundant nectar and

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A journey down one of the last wild rivers in the American west: ‘The bullseye will always

As US water wars rage, a tributary of the Colorado River faces unprecedented pressure. Visitors worry how long this aquatic ‘relict’ will lastOn an early morning in mid-May, a group of near strangers shoved camping gear and clothes into waterproof bags, slathered on sunscreen, an

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When disaster recovery becomes a way of life: Community disaster fatigue is on the rise wi

Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over their banks from Texas to Kentucky, across the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast. In Missouri, floodwaters swept away a home, and N

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A 37-year soil experiment revealed a hidden climate threat

The world's longest-running soil warming experiment has revealed an unexpected climate concern. After nearly four decades, researchers found that warming can cause microbes to break down stable soil carbon that scientists once believed was largely protected. That releases extra c

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The spin of Pluto's moon, Charon, may be slowing down

Evidence of the slowing of Charon's spin period (despinning) is recorded in tectonic features on the surface of Pluto's icy moon, according to a modeling study published in Nature Communications. The findings offer insights into the early thermal evolution of Charon and other icy

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Country diary: The rewards of sloping off down an old railway line | Derek Niemann

Frome, Somerset: I feel like a walking carriage, trundling down Colliers Way, glimpsing hedgerows and hayfields and, best of all, one of the original tracksIf there is such a thing as a level playing field in the Mendip Hills, I have yet to find it. Not one street has “Rise” in i

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Tecnologia

Qual é a duração de Vingadores: Doutor Destino? Descubra

Vingadores: Doutor Destino chega aos cinemas no final de 2026 para marcar o retorno de uma das equipes mais amadas da história do MCU, e o Marvel Studios pretende entregar uma duração tão grandiosa quanto o longa-metragem pede. Com Robert Downey Jr. de volta à franquia para viver o vilão Victor Von Doom, o novo filme dos Vingadores segue um segredo mantido a sete chaves, sem muitos detalhes revelados até o momento. Por enquan

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Tecnologia

Play Store terá concorrência? Entenda a nova decisão do Google

Google libera lojas de apps de terceiros no Android nos EUA. Entenda como a mudança na Play Store afeta usuários e desenvolvedores O post Play Store terá concorrência? Entenda a nova decisão do Google apareceu primeiro em Olhar Digital.

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