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A group of sheep graze in a green field.
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Veterinary Antibiotics Reduce Soil Carbon Sequestration Capacity

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 21 March 202321 March 2023

Livestock grazing areas sequester less carbon than those under wild herbivores.

Two crimson-fronted cardinals perch on a leafy branch.
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Birds Are Getting Caged In at Brazil’s Savanna

by Meghie Rodrigues 11 August 202019 October 2022

Deforestation and climate change threaten life in the Cerrado. A new study shows how few places there are left to go.

Amanita thiersii mushrooms
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Mushrooms Could Provide a Record of Grassland History

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 11 April 20174 October 2021

Scientists measured carbon isotopes in certain types of fungi to assess whether the organisms can track how climate change is affecting grasses.

A new study reevaluates a theory behind the mysterious “fairy rings” that vegetation can form in certain environments
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Mysterious "Fairy Circles" Continue to Enchant Scientists

by S. Witman 5 April 201725 October 2022

Researchers revisit an old theory about the ethereal patterns of vegetation that form in some arid landscapes.

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