For the first time, scientists have resolved extremely intense tropical cyclones and their effect on the ocean carbon cycle in a global Earth system model. Using two category-4 hurricanes in the North ...

The carbon cycle in our oceans is critical to the balance of life in ocean waters and for reducing carbon in the atmosphere, a significant process to curbing climate change or global warming. A study ...

This image shows a comparison between the synthetic biology–engineered plant (right) and the wild-type plant. Dr. Liao’s team has developed a novel “McG plant” with a mechanism that recycles the ...

A carbon sink is any natural system that absorbs and stores more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases. The largest carbon sinks on Earth are forests, soil, and the ocean, with the latter ...

Researchers have discovered that deep-sea fish generate carbonate minerals at rates similar to shallow species, confirming their major role in the ocean’s carbon cycle. Credit: Shutterstock In the ...

Carbon credits enable entities to emit set amounts of greenhouse gases. Markets are voluntary, yet future laws might mandate credits for certain sectors. Investing in carbon credits could grow due to ...

Mars has not always been a seemingly lifeless red desert. We have evidence that billions of years ago it had a warm, habitable climate with liquid water in lakes and flowing rivers, which is somewhat ...

Samples drilled by the Curiosity rover on Mars have revealed abundant signs of a carbon cycle that remained hidden from orbital scans, alongside clues of how life may have been wiped out on the planet ...

The investing ecosystem for decarbonizing the global economy includes solar, wind, nuclear and hydro power generation; natural gas as a bridge fuel while oil and coal are phased out; and technologies ...

Erosion is a geological process in which surface materials like soil, soil parent material, and rock are worn away and transported to new locations. Carbon elements are widely found in the Earth’s ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most abundant and perhaps the most important to human life. Everywhere you look, ...

Carbon is the chemical element that allows life to exist, the core component of molecules in our cells and bodies. It eventually returns to the environment when we die, however, and the element must ...