Forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die – new study: Charred stumps and green saplings in a Swedish forest after a fire. Natascha Kljun, CC BY-ND Even in Earth’s high northern-latitude forest, climate change is predicted to make wildfires more frequent and severe. Earth’s far north hosts the boreal forest, a …
Thirsty tomatoes emit ultrasonic sounds – and other plants may be listening: Tobacco plants produce sounds at a frequency outside the human hearing range. S.Phoophinyo/Shutterstock Plants may appear silent, indifferent organisms to us, but recent research has found they make high-pitched clicking sounds when they are struggling to find water. In principle, neighbouring plants could pick …
South Africa in the news: These 10 UNESCO World Heritage Forests Now Emit Carbon Dioxide: Forests are sequestering more carbon than they emit globally. Bu a new UNESCO report shows some of the world’s most precious forests are turning into emitters.: “South Africa” – BingNews HIV activists have a history of outrageous energy. COVID protesters …
Space tourism: rockets emit 100 times more CO? per passenger than flights – imagine a whole industry: The commercial race to get tourists to space is heating up between Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson and former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. On Sunday 11 July, Branson ascended 80 km to reach the edge of space …