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The first transatlantic flight by a passenger airliner using entirely alternative fuels took off in London, going to New York. Read more here.

The carbon released by soil and decomposing wood outpace the carbon absorbed by new growth, according to a recent study headed by Imperial College London researchers.

Global climate change may cause peatland plants to expand in the Arctic. An international study team uncovered evidence of a 'proto-peat,' which might represent the start of new peatlands