Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most abundant and perhaps the most important to human life. Everywhere you look, ...

It looks like funky graphic art: splotches of brilliant purples and blues on a light green background, with dark curlicues twisting diagonally across the frame. But it’s not art. It’s a Bolivian ...

Researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Columbia University ...

Whales alone “are not going to solve climate change, but thinking about whales as playing a role in the carbon cycle can help motivate conservation,” said Andrew Pershing, a co-author of the ...

A groundbreaking discovery by NASA’s Curiosity Rover, featuring a surprisingly rare mineral called siderite, is not only reshaping our understanding of ancient Mars but also offering profound insights ...

Through the carbon cycle, Earth captures about half of an estimated eight billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) produced annually through the combustion of fossil fuels.

Researchers have successfully launched a new satellite that is designed to study the planet's forests and "provide unprecedented insight" into how those regions impact the Earth's carbon cycle ...

Carbon dioxide "acts like a blanket in the atmosphere," NOAA explained — much like other greenhouse gases that amplify the sun's heat toward Earth's surface.

Reaching net-zero carbon emissions goals requires finding transformative paths to manage carbon in difficult-to-electrify economic sectors.