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Woody Vines Limit How Much Carbon Tropical Forests Sequester

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 21 October 20152 November 2021

Vines called lianas, which store less carbon than trees, are winning the competition for sunlight and water.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Great Lakes Hold Sway over Water and Carbon Cycling

by L. Strelich 21 October 20151 March 2023

The largest body of fresh water on Earth governs the exchange of gases between water and the atmosphere that makes it a carbon sink for the entire region.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Correlating Monsoon Strength with Boron Isotopes

by C. Minnehan 19 October 20152 March 2023

Scientists tell the story of the past monsoon by measuring boron isotopes in organisms in the Arabian Sea.

Posted inScience Updates

Physical-Biogeochemical Coupling in the Southern Ocean

by A. F. Thompson and N. Cassar 9 October 20159 August 2022

Southern Ocean Dynamics and Biogeochemistry Workshop; Pasadena, California, 2–5 February 2015

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Dissolved Organic Matter in the Ocean Carbon Cycle

by D. A. Hansell and C. A. Carlson 28 July 20159 February 2022

Controversy leads to a better understanding of carbon cycling through a massive pool of organic matter dissolved in the Earth's oceans.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Simulating a Warmer, Drier Arctic

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 27 July 201511 August 2022

Field experiments examine the effect of rising temperatures and drying soils on carbon dynamics in the Arctic.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Much Carbon Dioxide Does Sunlight Release from Lakes?

by S. Palus 8 April 201517 March 2023

A study of more than 1000 lakes in Sweden helps model sunlight's ability to drive greenhouse gas emissions.

Posted inScience Updates

Developing Deep-Life Continental Drilling Projects

by T. C. Onstott and T. L. Kieft 26 February 201518 October 2022

Deep Carbon Observatory Deep-Life Workshop;
Potsdam, Germany, 3–4 November 2014

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Ocean Carbon Uptake More Variable Than Previously Thought

by E. Betz 9 December 201427 September 2022

Researchers create a global model of carbon dioxide absorbed by the ocean to get a better idea of how the greenhouse gas influences climate.

Ocean acidification in the Great Barrier Reef
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Ocean Acidification Worse in Coral Reefs

by E. Betz 2 December 201412 September 2022

The rate of ocean acidification in coral reefs outpaces the rise in carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere.

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