Plants play a huge role in shaping Earth’s climate. Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the air.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’ ...

The agency maintains the global backbone of measurements of CO2 and other gases, but these are at risk of being curtailed if ...

Atmospheric CO₂ concentrations are surging, even as emissions level out. Natural carbon sinks are showing signs of faltering ...

Glaciers worldwide are archives of human pollution, preserving carbon from fossil fuels and wildfires in their ice for ...

In other words, these new results provide evidence for an ancient carbon cycle on Mars. Carbon cycles are the processes that transfer carbon dioxide between different reservoirs—such as rocks on ...

In the dynamic nature of global trade, sustainability is now an imperative and not an afterthought. Maneesh Karumathil Nair, ...

When we talk about the climate crisis, the blame often trickles downward. Ordinary people are told to recycle more, eat less ...

As it turns out, there is: using the dishwasher. Research shows that using your dishwasher isn’t just easier—it uses less ...

The ocean and its inhabitants are critical parts of Earth's carbon cycle. Carbon dioxide dissolves into the ocean, and marine life converts it into organic material that later sinks into the deep sea.

It’s often assumed that all soil organic carbon ultimately derives from recent vegetation, but researchers argue that carbon inherited from parent rocks can be important and deserves more focus.

Earth’s distant future won’t end in flames or ice but in silence — a gradual fading of the oxygen that makes complex life ...