Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildebeest crossing the Mara River during the annual great migration. Every year millions will make the dangerous crossing when ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Until humans can find a way to geoengineer ourselves out of the climate disaster we’ve created, we must rely on natural carbon sinks, such as oceans and forests, to suck carbon ...
An international group of authors who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on 'natural carbon sinks' like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel ...
U.S. forests have stored more carbon in the past two decades than at any time in the last century, an increase attributable ...
Seagrass meadows promote biodiversity, contribute to coastal protection by attenuating waves and improve water quality. They are also highly effective at storing carbon dioxide (CO₂), as the ...
Forests absorb planet-warming pollution, but world leaders shouldn’t include them in plans to reach net-zero emissions, one study recommends. Countries around the world have turned to natural carbon ...
In the race to combat global climate change, much attention has been given to natural 'carbon sinks:' those primarily terrestrial areas of the globe that absorb and sequester more carbon than they ...
Mangrove forests play an important role in the global carbon cycle, particularly within the marine carbon system. Growing ...
Salt marshes are more than just ecosystems that house various species and protect against floods and erosion — they are vital tools in carbon neutrality. Despite their significant impact on keeping ...
PARIS, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TotalEnergies signed an agreement with NativState, an Arkansas-based forest carbon project developer, to conserve forests from land conversion and heavy timber ...
Over the last decade, humanity's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) have stabilized after a period of huge growth. Average growth is now down to just 0.6% per year, compared to 2% per year in the ...
Every 2.5 acres of Serengeti soil holds 4,400 pounds of carbon dioxide. The Great Calving in February is directly responsible for creating the Serengeti carbon sink. A rinderpest virus outbreak once ...