NEWS AND REPORTS

Amazon Rainforest Becomes a Carbon Source During 2023 Extreme Drought, New Study Reveals

Tiredearth

18 Feb 2026

The Amazon rainforest, traditionally a massive carbon sink, became a significant carbon source during the extreme drought of 2023. This shift in carbon dynamics has profound implications for global climate and the role of the Amazon in mitigating climate change.

Scientists discover pets are helping an invasive flatworm spread

Tiredearth

18 Feb 2026

A new study shows that dogs and cats may be helping an invasive flatworm spread.

Toxic Metals Found in Bananas After Brazil Mining Disaster: A Risk for Children's Health

Tiredearth

18 Feb 2026

Researchers have revealed that toxic metals from the 2015 Fundão mining disaster continue to contaminate the soil in Brazil, affecting crops like bananas, cassava, and cocoa. Bananas, in particular, are showing concerning levels of lead and cadmium, posing a risk to young children.

The ice on Greenland is acting strangely: Scientists believe they finally know why

Tiredearth

18 Feb 2026

the mysterious plumes are caused by thermal convection, which is a kind of slow churning movement inside the ice driven by vertical differences in temperature.

Americans are asking too much of their dogs

Tiredearth

17 Feb 2026

Some people appreciate relationships with pets to combat loneliness – but others simply prefer dogs’ company.

Widespread 'enhanced rock weathering' could slow global warming

Tiredearth

17 Feb 2026

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

Tiredearth

16 Feb 2026

Antipathy toward snakes? Your parents likely talked you into that at an early age

Tiredearth

15 Feb 2026

A study of more than 100 kindergarten-age children suggests kids tend to think of snakes differently than they do other animals and that hearing negative or objectifying language about the slithery reptiles might contribute to that way of thinking.