Mini-Lab Helps Predict Future Ocean Conditions
In an effort to better understand ocean acidification and the effects of climate change on coral reefs, an international team of scientists have created mini-lab…
Atmospheric Carbon
Cryptogamic Covers Take Up Huge Amounts of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
New research from the Max Planck Institute examines the role of cryptogamic covers in the global exchange of oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen. Covering approximately 30%…
The Role of Climate Change in Chemical Weathering of Rocks
The chemical weathering process of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolving in rainwater to form carbonic acid, which dissolves rocks and then flows into the…
Research Suggests First Plants Triggered Ice Ages
By studying modern moss, researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Oxford reveal how the arrival of the first plants 470 million years ago triggered…