Will burying dead trees after a wildfire keep their carbon locked up? 14. May 2026 (16:00) Partially burnt trees still standing after a wildfire are typically felled and burned, but a US start-up claims burying them instead will trap the carbon underground for centuries(New Scientist)
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release large stores of methane 14. May 2026 (12:00) Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane stores were disrupted by climate change after the last glacial maximum – and scientists warn it could happen again(New Scientist)
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release methane 'fire ice' 14. May 2026 (12:00) Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane stores were disrupted by climate change after the last glacial maximum – and scientists warn it could happen again(New Scientist)
Neanderthals treated a dental cavity by drilling into the tooth 13. May 2026 (21:00) A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago(New Scientist)
Shocking turtle photo reveals efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade 13. May 2026 (20:00) Winner of an environmental photography award, this shot of a sea turtle seen under ultraviolet light shows how forensic evidence is being used to help catch poachers and animal traffickers(New Scientist)
Arctic fires are releasing carbon stored for thousands of years 13. May 2026 (20:00) A study of soils around the Arctic and boreal forests has found that some wildfires are releasing carbon stored over millennia, meaning higher CO2 emissions than assumed(New Scientist)
Suzanne Simard on the wood wide web, connectedness – and Avatar 13. May 2026 (20:00) Rowan Hooper met ecologist Suzanne Simard under an oak tree in Kew Gardens, London, to talk about her new book, criticism of her work, and getting a call from James Cameron's people(New Scientist)
