EnvironmentSinking plankton poo could help store more carbon in the ocean When the faecal matter produced by plankton sinks, it carries carbon from shallow waters to long-term storage deep in the ocean – now, researchers want to make the stuff sink faster News
EnvironmentClimate benefits of planting forests might be overestimated The warming avoided by planting CO2-absorbing forests could be around 15 to 30 per cent lower than previously estimated due to feedbacks such as dark trees reflecting less sunlight News