World’s biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are young forests
Equatorial rainforests are actually net emitters of carbon. Young forests in temperate regions are the best carbon sinks on land,...
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Equatorial rainforests are actually net emitters of carbon. Young forests in temperate regions are the best carbon sinks on land,...
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New insights into the internal body clock that governs our sleep-wake patterns.
LSD = sensory overload.
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As if the disorder wasn't complicated enough.
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New insights into how life appeared on Earth -- but also possibly on other planets.
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