1+ week, 4+ day ago  (66+ words) State of the Planet New Research Indicates That in the Future, Trees May Store Less Carbon Than Expected - Researchers found that oak forests can continue taking up carbon after their seasonal wood growth has ended. - As the climate warms, forests…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (147+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Folarin Kolawole, an assistant professor in Columbia University's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, is one of 15 recipients of this year's National Geographic Society's Wayfinder Award, which recognizes scientists, conservationists, educators and other "bold…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (743+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have been far smaller during one of Earth's most recent warm periods, according to a new study that traced the origin of ancient…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (374+ words) News from the Columbia Climate School Pedro Sanchez, a soil scientist whose pragmatic ideas to improve soil and food security helped transform millions of acres of marginal land into arable productivity, died on January 12th at the age of 85. Sanchez'was the…...