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Firefighters Race to Save a Treasured Sequoia Grove in California

8 septembre 2025 à 22:42
Giant sequoias can live for thousands of years, but wildfires have killed staggering numbers of the trees in recent years.

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The Garnet Fire burning near the McKinley Grove in the Sierra National Forest in California on Monday.

Poor Amazon Rains Linked to Brazil Deforestation

2 septembre 2025 à 11:00
Deforestation is playing a greater role than researchers expected, according to a new study.

© Victor Moriyama for The New York Times

A deforested area in Acre State, in western Brazil, in April. For the first half of 2025, officials reported a 27 percent increase in tree loss nationwide compared with the same period last year.

In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes

1 septembre 2025 à 05:02
A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using the blaze to learn lessons for the future.

© Jesse Winter for The New York Times

Recreational vehicles in the fire-affected Jasper National Park last month in Alberta, Canada.

Like Humans, Every Tree Has Its Own Microbiome, a New Study Has Found

27 août 2025 à 10:00
Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.
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