The Arctic-boreal zone, historically a carbon sink, is now a carbon source, with 34% of the region emitting more CO 2 than it absorbs, increasing to 40% when fire emissions are included.

boreal forests, and wetlands that make up Earth’s northern latitudes—is now a source of carbon to the atmosphere. That balance sheet is made up of carbon dioxide (CO₂) uptake from plant ...

“From an ecological perspective, the increase in fire activity in boreal forests, especially in the northern regions of the world, has raised grave concerns about the health and function of ...

20 of the most vulnerable hot spots were home to permafrost, which is rapidly thawing around the Arctic, with others being boreal forests. Map of areas that experienced ecosystem climate stress in ...

Boreal ecology is the study of ecosystems in the subarctic (boreal) zone of the Northern hemisphere. These areas are dominated by coniferous forest, generally have permafrost soils, and occur ...

Knife sets supply some of the most essential tools to a home kitchen—after all, it’s near-impossible to make meals without a few sharp blades to chop vegetables, slice meat and mince herbs.

After a forest is logged, that land is often re-planted with new saplings. Within a few decades, those trees will have grown pretty big, and the forest will look much like a forest once again ...

In his first term, Trump suggested California should be “raking” their forests to clean up dead brush and trees. But the jabs are more than sharp political rhetoric — they could have real ...

Not long ago, the forests that covered most of the island were largely intact. But in recent decades, the scale of logging has intensified, and more areas of harvested forest have been converted ...

Whether you cook regularly or you only step into the kitchen when necessary, keeping your knives sharp is essential. Every good chef's knife needs to be sharpened now and then. Over time ...

VG Entertainment Studio has announced Forest Reigns, a new story-driven first-person shooter for PC (note: console versions are also planned). It's set in a post-apocalyptic Paris, where most of ...