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Amazon Rainforest Time Machine: Scientists Simulate Future Climate Conditions to Test Forest Resilience
Oct 31, 2025 05:00 pm CST
Scientists in Brazil have created a groundbreaking "time machine" experiment called AmazonFACE that pumps carbon dioxide into the rainforest canopy to simulate future atmospheric conditions. This first-of-its-kind tropical forest research project aims to understand how the Amazon will respond to climate change, providing crucial data ahead of the COP30 climate summit.
Not Like Venus Or Mars, Distant Exoplanet May Have Atmosphere Like Earth's
Sep 19, 2025 03:45 pm CST
A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. It is part of a group of planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1, about 40 light-years away from Earth.
Europe Wildfire Emissions At 23-year High: Monitor
Sep 19, 2025 03:14 am CST
Blazes across Europe this summer, especially in the Iberian peninsula, caused the continent's largest recorded wildfire carbon emissions in nearly a quarter-century, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Thursday.