Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be ...

A new investigation from Abby Eckland, Irina Overeem and collaborators reveals a surprising climate benefit of damming in the desert. In 2021, while revelers across America celebrated the fourth of ...

“The planet is doing us a favor by taking up our excess carbon emissions,” affirms Caltech professor Christian Frankenberg. But how does the Earth accomplish that, and how much longer will the Earth ...

Rivers and streams ‘breathe’ nearly two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, the second-largest carbon flux from an ecosystem after soil respiration 1, 2. Riverine CO 2 has ...

In a pioneering study that explores the hidden carbon reservoirs of coastal ecosystems, researchers are quantifying the carbon stocks of macroalgal beds in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The study, ...

Northern wildfires may be unleashing hidden reservoirs of ancient carbon — and climate models are missing much of it.

Deep in the Arctic north, drained peatlands—once massive carbon vaults built over thousands of years—are quietly leaking greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. But new field research from northern ...

There are conflicting ideas about the development of rural Africa: On the one hand, governments and conservation organizations want to protect savanna ecosystems in order to preserve the habitat and ...

Hydrogen is increasingly viewed as a critical energy carrier capable of supporting decarbonization across sectors such as industry, transportation, and power generation. Unlike fossil fuels, hydrogen ...

In 2021, while revelers across America celebrated the fourth of July, three researchers waded through a shallow river delta in the New Mexican desert. Abby Eckland, Irina Overeem and Brandee Carlson ...