The tundra — a dark horse in planet Earth's greenhouse gas budget

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Originally Published by Earth Science- There are huge amounts of organic carbon in the soil beneath the tundra that covers the northernmost woodless areas of the planet. New research findings from Aarhus University show that the tundra may become a source of CO2 as the climate becomes warmer.

One-Third of World’s Food Goes to Waste

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Originally Published by Environment News Science — One-third of all the world’s food is wasted every year at enormous economic and environmental cost, finds a United Nations report released Wednesday.