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

The ocean plays a large role in cycling carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Determining how much carbon is locked away in the ...

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

The natural carbon sinks in Europe are suffering from drought and heat waves. Forests and wetlands face extensive climate ...

Have you ever thought about what would happen if all life in the ocean disappeared? A recent study explores this extreme ...

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 forests, vital for climate regulation, face threats from deforestation and degradation. To address this, ESA launched the Biomass satellite on ...

These synthetic materials have now become part of both the life and carbon cycles, from the surface to the deepest parts of ...

A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the capacity of polar oceans to ...

Climate-warming carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere grew at a record-breaking speed in 2024, surging by 3.7 parts ...

Imagine a world where sunlight barely penetrates, where darkness reigns and strange, glowing creatures drift silently through ...

Companies around the world are racing to engineer carbon capture machines that can either pull CO2 out of an industrial smokestack or directly out of the air. The industrial version — described by ...