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CO2 Acts as Fertilizer to Amazon Forests, Climate Warming Not Dangerous

Mila Luleva — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:29:15 +0000

A study conducted by Professor Peter Cox from University of Exeter, England, published in the latest issue of Nature, reveals that the Amazon forest is not likely to disappear due to rising temperatures, because carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts as a fertilizer. Although the high concentrations of the gas emitted through burning of fossil […]

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Amazon Trees Fit to Survive Rising Temperatures, Study Says

Mila Luleva — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:14:23 +0000

Raising temperatures might not have as big influence on tree species in the Amazon forest as previously predicted. The latest issue of the journal Ecology and Evolution published a study that reports on tree species that have existed for more than 8 million years. This means that they have survived changes in climate as severe […]

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Pestalotiopsis Microspora: Fungus That Eats Plastic Bottles Lives in The Rain Forest

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:52:18 +0000

Just when you thought that the miracles of the Amazonian forest are all known to man, a team of Yale researchers has just found out that a certain fungus living in the rain forest can actually cure one of the biggest illness and inventions of the 20th century: PET plastics, or polyurethane. Pestalotiopsis microspora is […]

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Irreversible Global Warming Nearing, Scientists Warn

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:07:41 +0000

Although yesterday we were talking about how trees may actually bear higher concentrations of CO2, Australian scientists discovered that we’re pretty close to not being able to reverse global warming – and, yes, you can call that a WARNING. Current estimates are saying that if we continue our polluting habits the way we’ve been doing […]

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