Forests

Cooling the Earth: Burying wood debris could significantly lower global temperatures

A new study finds that burying wood debris could remove up to 937 gigatons of CO₂ and reduce global warming by 0.42°C.

New ESA satellite launches to weigh the world’s forests from space Rebecca Shavit

Trees anticipate and synchronize their behaviors to solar eclipses Mac Oliveau

At 4,800-years-old, the world’s oldest living tree predates the Egyptian pyramids Joshua Shavit

The Green Great Wall: China’s 47 year effort at combating climate and land degradation Joshua Shavit

250 million years ago, Earth faced its worst extinction—Are we next?Joseph Shavit

Paleobotanists discover the world’s oldest forest dating back 385 million years Rebecca Shavit

The incredible marvel that is China’s Green Great Wall Joshua Shavit

Scientists discover 385 million-year-old forest hidden near New York Rebecca Shavit

The world’s oldest forest – dating back 385 million years – is in the U.S.Rebecca Shavit

Scientists discover the world’s oldest forest dating back 385 million years Rebecca Shavit

Gamechanging discovery makes forests 70% more effective at sucking carbon from the air Joseph Shavit

Forests can cut carbon, restore ecosystems, and create jobs Joseph Shavit

Scientists build a better forest tree with CRISPR gene editing Joseph Shavit

Groundbreaking technology captures more CO2 than Germany-sized forest Joseph Shavit

Human activity has degraded more than a third of the remaining Amazon rainforest, scientists find Joseph Shavit

Man wins €200 Million and donates almost all of it to save Earth’s environment Joseph Shavit