Tropical forests are absorbing far less carbon than we thought
The world’s tropical forests are absorbing significantly less carbon dioxide than the models...
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Trees keep absorbing carbon long after they stop growing
Oak trees may keep capturing carbon long after they stop growing, raising new questions about how...
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The highest mountain on Earth is not the closest mountain to outer space — because the planet bulges outward at the equator, the summit of a volcano in Ecuador called Chimborazo sits farther from the center of the Earth than Mount Everest does, even though Everest is much taller
The specific highest point on the planet Earth, measured by the standard elevation metric of...
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The ocean produces roughly half of Earth’s oxygen — not the rainforest, which uses up most of what it makes — through photosynthesis by phytoplankton, microscopic marine organisms so abundant that a single teaspoon of seawater can contain as many as a million of them.
About half of the oxygen on Earth comes from the ocean. Not from the rainforests, which consume...
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The danger now is not only that the planet is warming, but that the pace of human-driven warming is accelerating — quietly bringing forward the climate deadlines many people assumed were still years away.
A study published in Geophysical Research Letters in March 2026 argues that the rate of global...
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Coming El Niño will be the strongest ever recorded, new forecast predicts
A June update by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts suggests that the coming...
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World Environment Day 2026: Theme, significance, key objectives and why environmental sustainability matters
Observed annually on June 5, World Environment Day has grown into the world’s largest...
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From Mother Dairy to Nat Geo: Brands mark World Environment Day 2026
From Mother Dairy’s soil-degradable milk pouch to Nat Geo’s Nilgiris documentary,...
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The Economics Of Climbing Everest: What It Costs An Indian To Reach Top Of The World
Preparing for Everest — not just the expedition, but the entire journey leading up to it — may...
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The unusual ways Fijians predict when a cyclone is approaching
Frankie Adkins (Credit: Frankie Adkins) Creeping yams and bees behaving strangely – in...
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India’s Green Mirage: Northeast is quietly losing its forest cover while India celebrates gains
Forest patch cleared between 2018-2024 (Image verified via Google earth historical...
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Spain’s climate shelters could save thousands of lives. Why is the rest of Europe lagging behind?
Climate shelters are becoming “critical components” of urban strategies as...
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