PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Carbon: the backbone of all life on earth. Economies, homes, and transportation are powered by it. But humans are putting out more of it than ever before, and it’s resulting in one ...

This is the fourth article in a series about the mechanics of the natural carbon cycle. Please also see the overview article — Nature-Enhancing Solutions are the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis — ...

In the midst of the COVID pandemic, scientists embarked on an ambitious research expedition to the North Atlantic to investigate the inner workings of the ocean’s carbon cycle. A series of storms ...

Not only is water necessary for sustaining life, but it is also an important factor in maintaining the climate of a planet.

The carbon cycle is Earth's natural balancing act, moving carbon between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and living organisms.

Researchers have developed an innovative technique to track microbes and understand the various ways they process soil carbon, findings that add to our knowledge of how bacteria contribute to the ...

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, ...

Life cycle assessment of carbon capture at incineration plants shows that despite some drawbacks, the net result is a clear advantage for the climate. In our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...