Cities are growing. Forests are shrinking. But what’s happening beneath our feet—in the soil of the very trees that line our ...

When it comes to capturing carbon, trees have always been our go-to. But a sinister switch is underway. A study published in the journal Nature reveals that moist tropical forests in Australia are now ...

Researchers report that phage resistance in ocean bacteria can alter growth, metabolism and sinking behavior, revealing a ...

On the island of Sherbro in Sierra Leone, as in much of the country, there’s limited access to vital services needed to make ...

Learn how the carbon cycle works and how greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane disrupt it, shaping climate change ...

Widespread US “ghost forests” haunt durability of carbon sinks, study warns; US clean energy subsidies must be followed by carbon pricing to achieve deep cuts st ...

Forests have shifted from absorbing carbon to becoming a net carbon source after 2010 due to extensive losses of tropical ...

New findings challenge climate models by revealing the Southern Ocean's unexpected, but also transient, resilience as a carbon sink.

Garbage disposals are incredibly useful, albeit fussy, machines. Contrary to popular belief, your garbage disposal is not a ...

Iron in the ground has quietly been doing climate work for centuries, binding carbon in soils so effectively that it can stay ...

Deforestation also exacerbates the overheating of our planet. Trees serve as essential carbon sinks, capturing and storing ...

Scientists have uncovered new details explaining why iron oxide minerals are such effective long-term carbon traps in soils.