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Ponds release more greenhouse gas than they store

Two ponds encircled with vegetation.
Two of 50 Cornell experimental ponds, built in 1964, and used for research. Photo by Christine Bogdanowicz.
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By Krishna Ramanujan
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  • New York State Water Resources Institute
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Climate Change
Though human-made ponds both sequester and release greenhouse gases, when added up, they may be net emitters, according to two related studies by Cornell researchers.

Though human-made ponds both sequester and release greenhouse gases, when added up, they may be net emitters, according to two related studies by Cornell researchers.

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Fungi could transform leftovers into lifelines

Mycelium, the vegetative, root-like network of fungi, has the power to transform food waste into new, life-sustaining food.

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New Research Forecasts the Impacts of Fire on Birds

New research from the USDA Forest Service, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and University of New Mexico identifies where future high-severity fires threaten biodiversity hotspots in the western United States using observations from bird watchers and...

  • Lab of Ornithology
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