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Nov 24, 2025 · A new study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, found that forests and woody savannas in Africa underwent a transition in 2010, going from being a carbon sink to a carbon …

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A new analysis of data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals that the majority of the Red Planet's dark "slope streaks" did not form as most researchers previously assumed.