China planted trees the Taklamakan Desert for nearly 50 years. Satellites now show the landscape is capturing more carbon than it releases

For decades, the Taklamakan Desert has stood as one of the harshest landscapes in Asia. Stretching across China's Xinjiang region, it is defined by vast sand dunes, sparse rainfall and conditions that leave little room for plant life.

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