An analysis found that Climate TRACE may substantially underestimate city vehicle CO2 emissions, raising concerns…
Browsing: Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colorless, odorless gas that plays a vital role in Earth’s atmosphere and biological systems. Produced naturally through processes like respiration, volcanic eruptions, and decomposition, it is also emitted in large quantities by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation. CO₂ is essential for photosynthesis, enabling plants to convert sunlight into energy, but its increasing concentration in the atmosphere is a major driver of climate change. Scientists closely monitor carbon dioxide levels to understand their impact on global temperatures, ocean chemistry, and ecosystems, making it a central topic in environmental and climate research.
Earth’s surface and lower atmosphere are getting hotter, but far above the planet, another dramatic…
Beavers are quietly turning rivers into powerful natural carbon traps. Beavers may be far more…
A new carbon material could make capturing CO2 far cheaper by working with low heat.…
Scientists found that “boring” ocean faults may be quietly storing vast amounts of Earth’s carbon.…
A redesigned catalyst appears to sidestep a major bottleneck in CO2-to-methanol conversion by separating where…
After centuries of decline, tropical peatland fires have exploded in the past 100 years—driven largely…
A vast African peatland once thought stable is now leaking carbon thousands of years old.…
Northern wildfires may be unleashing hidden reservoirs of ancient carbon — and climate models are…
Scientists studying ancient ocean sediments discovered a surprising link between the shrinking of West Antarctica’s…
This new technology turns everyday carbon emissions into a useful chemical—right at the source, even…
A redesigned low-cost catalyst shows unexpected durability while converting CO₂ into a useful energy carrier.…
Researchers have found that the Southern Ocean emits far more CO2 in winter than previously…
Scientists have created a glowing molecular probe that lets them watch marine microbes digest sugars…
A young star’s disk shows unexpectedly high CO₂ and little water. The result questions standard…
In the dark depths of the ocean, scientists have confirmed that deep-sea mesopelagic fish produce…
Europa’s surface chemistry hints at life-supporting conditions below. Lab tests reveal how peroxide forms in…
A new global study reveals that ancient carbon, once thought securely stored in soils and…