Planting trees to remove carbon can harm the environment or protect it: Study highlights trade‑offs

Global efforts to limit climate change require deep cuts to carbon emissions. However, global emissions are still growing.

California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse

Vision problems, particularly nearsightedness, have grown more common among American children. Roughly one in four school-age kids, or 25%, wear glasses or contacts, a proportion that increases as ...
USA Today

Experts warn: These tree problems are easy to miss until it’s too late

Homeowners should periodically inspect their trees for warning signs. Signs of an unhealthy tree include falling bark, abnormal leaves and the presence of fungus or mushrooms. Certain tree species, ...
ECOticias.com

China planted more than 66 billion trees to combat desertification, and now the success of its megaproject in the Taklamakan Desert is creating an unexpected problem

Can a place once written off as a “biological void” start cleaning the air? New research suggests it can. A 2026 study found that restoration work around China’s Taklamakan Desert is now pulling in ...
The Tyee

Harvesting Burned Trees May Seem a No-Brainer. But It Poses Big Risks

My career in journalism has been varied and wide-ranging. I’m an author, a documentary maker, a reporter, and my work has sparked four commissions of inquiry in Canada. My touchstone in journalism has ...
OPB

How Oregon scientists are solving the problem of Crater Lake’s dying trees

In 2002, Crater Lake National Park ecologist Michael Murray thought the park’s majestic whitebark pine trees were as good as gone. An invasive fungus called white pine blister rust was killing the ...
Seeking Alpha

BDTB Bodhi Tree Biotechnology Inc.

Bodhi Tree Biotechnology Inc. operates as a developer and producer of vegetarian food products and solutions. The company provides plant-based and vegetarian food products designed to promote health ...
CNBC

Oaktree's Howard Marks says there's no systemic problem with private credit

Veteran investor Howard Marks said he doesn't see a widespread problem brewing in private credit, but warned that the sector's rapid expansion over the past 15 years could expose weaker lenders when ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
csis.org

Why Decapitation Will Not Solve the United States’ Iran Problem

When Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, it was tempting to think that the hardest part of the current confrontation with Iran was over. Iran ...
The Shreveport Times

Root Problems: 3 Native Dallas Trees a Threat to Sewer Lines

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Sycamores, elms and pecans. These tree species are as symbolic of North Texas as cowboy hats and ...