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Scientists warmed the same forest soil by 5°C for 37 years; in the fourth decade, microbes began releasing carbon once thought safely locked away

Forest soils are releasing more carbon than previously believed. Warming temperatures cause stable soil organic matter to decompose. This decomposition releases additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The process creates a stronger climate feedback loop for global warming. Updated climate models will now account for this slow carbon release.

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George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts

The Star Wars director has called AI technology ‘the future’ of film-making and advised ‘there’s nothing you can do about it’Star Wars director George Lucas has added his voice to the growing chorus of film-makers receptive to the rising use of AI tools in moviemaking.Speaking in an interview with A Rabbit’s Foot, Lucas, 82, said:

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The Download: a useful quantum machine and a record-breaking subsea tunnel

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that looks like a data

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