Urgent rethink required on Earth’s carbon-sinks, suggests study
In a new study that expands our understanding of how humans contribute to global warming, scientists have discovered that human…
Marine organisms evolving in response to ocean acidification
Researchers at Plymouth University have found that polychaete worms living in acidified waters exhibit a tendency to nurture their offspring…
Stars can create DNA precursors, suggests new experiment
Scientists at Berkeley Lab and the University of Hawaii have shown how DNA’s molecular precursors – carbon ring structures with…
Unusual carbon-based molecule detected 27,000 light years away
Astronomers have discovered an unusual carbon-based molecule – isopropyl cyanide – in the gaseous star-forming region Sagittarius B2. The discovery,…
Biofuels’ “green” credentials questioned
Biofuels might not be so “green” after all, say researchers at MIT, who have been doing some calculations based on…
Ancient glaciation period yields clues to carbon cycle anomalies
A massive glaciation event that occurred around 720 million years ago is yielding important clues as to how anomalies in…
Chemists Take Step Toward Artificial Photosynthesis
Plants are extremely efficient at taking carbon dioxide from the air and converting it into biomass using light as an…
Pine Trees Not “Green”
Landowners in the southern United States who are planting pine plantations may be contributing to rising carbon dioxide levels, says…
Arctic Soil Carbon Vastly Underestimated
It seems that current efforts to understand the effects of carbon on climate warming could be a waste of time…
Bacterium That Eats Radioactive Garbage And Generates Electricity Has Scientists Excited
Department of Energy funded researchers have decoded and analyzed the genome of a bacterium with the potential to bioremediate radioactive…