carbon

Study reveals healing the ozone hole helps the Southern Ocean take up carbon

New research suggests that the negative effects of the ozone hole on the carbon uptake of the Southern Ocean are…

9 months ago

Rising temperatures lead to unexpectedly rapid carbon release from soils

Globally, soils store more than twice as much carbon as the atmosphere. Therefore, carbon uptake and release by soils constitutes…

10 months ago

Carbon capture from constructed wetlands declines as they age

Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years of capturing carbon in the environment that contributes to climate…

1 year ago

New Soil Carbon Measurement Method Could Boost Trust in Carbon Credit Markets

Direct soil carbon measurement techniques are being explored as a method to improve accuracy in carbon credit markets, especially in…

1 year ago

The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy and came back on cosmic ‘conveyer belt’

Life on Earth could not exist without carbon. But carbon itself could not exist without stars. Nearly all elements except…

1 year ago

Paleobiologists unlock 500,000 years of fossil records: Climate change impacts and risks of marine carbon removal

A study co-led by Professor Moriaki YASUHARA and Ms Raine CHONG from the School of Biological Sciences, the Swire Institute…

1 year ago

It might be wrecking the climate, but carbon dioxide is actually good for your cells

The cells in our bodies are like bustling cities, running on an iron-powered system that uses hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) not…

1 year ago

Turning carbon emissions into methane fuel

Chemists have developed a novel way to capture and convert carbon dioxide into methane, suggesting that future gas emissions could…

1 year ago

New Global Policies to Cut Plastic Waste and Reduce Carbon Emissions by 2050

A recent study by the University of California, Santa Barbara has identified four policies that could reduce plastic waste pollution…

1 year ago

Advancement in 3D-printed concrete promises strength, durability and lower carbon emissions

Researchers from the University of Virginia have made significant strides in the rapidly advancing field of 3D-printed concrete by developing…

1 year ago