A newly published study reveals that warmer temperatures and thawing soils may be driving an…
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.
NASA’s new global view of carbon dioxide builds on the agency’s previous satellite measurements of…
New research shows that high concentrations of dissolved carbon dioxide in ocean water coincides with…
A new study reveals a natural impediment to the long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide, showing…
A newly published study from NASA scientists shows that tropical forests, like the one pictured…
This three-minute video shows how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe over…
NASA is about to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory – a satellite dedicated to the…
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed an analytical method that combines satellite images, simulation modeling…
Europe’s carbon-trading market and tougher emission targets make it appear somewhat more responsible than the…
Scientists at MARUM and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology explore the unique diets…
A recently published study from scientists at the Berkeley Lab, in collaboration with researchers at…
As carbon dioxide levels continue to climb in the Earth’s atmosphere, most current climate models…
A newly published study gives the first “bottom-up” estimates of China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions…
By using data gathered from instruments onboard the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter,…
New research from the Max Planck Institute examines the role of cryptogamic covers in the…
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Delaware are…
By using fumed silica impregnated with polyethlenimine, researchers at the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute…