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Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change: The US plans to shut it down
The greenhouse effect was discovered more than 150 years ago and the first scientific paper linking carbon dioxide levels in ...
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Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse
A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...
'The Great Dying' mass extinction was a warning from the trees, study says
As climate change threatens tropical forests, a new study shows how the loss of those forests can be devastating to life on ...
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Earth Was Once a Scorched Wasteland—Scientists Are Finally Uncovering the Truth
Around 252 million years ago, Earth was nearly lifeless, with nearly all life forms wiped out. This event, known as the ...
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When Forests Fell and the World Burned: How Ancient Plant Collapse Locked Earth in a Hothouse
And now, in a triumph of cross-border collaboration, an international team, armed with a rich Chinese fossil record and ...
Company's carbon credits raise questions about unproven ocean technology to fight global warming
A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...
Takeaways from AP report on company that sold 200,000 carbon credits to remove CO2 from ocean
A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...
Carbon Capture Reimagined: New Material Removes CO₂ From Air Like a Tree
Scientists are designing a new living material that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air. It uses photosynthetic ...
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Research shows rivers release ancient carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, uncovering a greater role for plants and soil in the carbon cycle - EurekAlert!
Research shows rivers release ancient carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, uncovering a greater role for plants and soil in the carbon cycle Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Bristol ...
MIT Technology Review3mon
This artificial leaf makes hydrocarbons out of carbon dioxide
For many years, researchers have been working to build devices that can mimic photosynthesis—the process by which plants use sunlight and carbon dioxide to make their fuel. These artificial ...
Los Angeles Times8mon
This powder removes as much CO₂ from the air as a tree - Los Angeles Times
A typical large tree can suck as much as 40 kilograms of carbon dioxide out of the air over the course of a year. Now scientists at UC Berkeley say they can do the same job with less than half a ...