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How plants moved from sea to land and changed Earth foreverOpinion A geoscientist explains how the first plants came to exist on Earth, long before the dinosaurs, and how their growth shaped life on our planet as we know it.
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Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study findsPlanting trees on 6.4 million hectares of northern taiga forest could remove 3.9 gigatons of CO2 by 2100 — five times Canada's annual emissions.
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China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it's turned this 'biological void' into a carbon sinkHuge-scale ecological engineering around the edges of one of the world's largest and driest deserts has turned it into a carbon sink that absorbs more CO2 than it emits, research suggests.
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'Nitrogen fixing' trees could help tropical forests bounce back, research suggestsOn the narrow isthmus of Panama, scientists discovered adding nitrogen to the soil doubled tree growth, providing new insights into forest restoration.
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Scientists watch microscopic plant 'mouths' breathing in real time with palm-sized toolScientists say their Stomata In-Sight tool can observe plants "breathe," which could be used to bioengineer crops that require less water, making them potentially more resilient to climate change.
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Avenue of the Baobabs: Madagascar's natural monument with dozens of 'mother of the forest' treesThe Avenue of the Baobabs preserves the remnant trees of an ancient tropical forest on Madagascar.
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Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of droughtA long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.
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China's Great Green Wall: The giant artificial forest designed to slow the expansion of 2 desertsSince 1978, China has planted more than 66 billion trees along its 2,800-mile-long northern border, and it wants to plant 34 billion more over the next 25 years to complete its "Great Green Wall."
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China has planted so many trees it's changed the entire country's water distributionHuge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country's water cycle and moved water in ways that scientists are just now starting to understand.
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