Carbon Dioxide
Latest about carbon dioxide
The Amazon rainforest is officially creating more greenhouse gases than it is absorbing
By Brandon Specktor published
The Amazon rainforest is creating more CO2 emissions than it is absorbing, causing global climate change to accelerate, a new study finds.
Greenhouse gases: Causes, sources and environmental effects
By Tiffany Means, Marc Lallanilla published
Greenhouse gases are atmospheric gases that absorb infrared radiation and trap heat in the atmosphere. Increases in emissions of these gases are leading to climate change and global warming.
Strange blue structures glow on Mars in new NASA image
By Brandon Specktor published
A lovely new image of the Martian north pole shows the Red Planet streaked with blue.
Could we ever pull enough carbon out of the atmosphere to stop climate change?
By Donavyn Coffey published
Can we harness natural and human-made carbon traps to help us slow climate change?
Can diamonds burn?
By Stephanie Pappas published
With enough heat and oxygen, diamonds will burn.
Global carbon emissions dropped an unprecedented 17% during the coronavirus lockdown — and it changes nothing
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists estimate that global daily carbon dioxide emissions dropped by as much 17% during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic.
We expel carbon dioxide as waste. Naked mole rats bathe their brains in it to prevent seizures.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The unique animals thrive underground but cannot handle the lack of carbon dioxide above.
What is ocean acidification?
By Tim Childers published
The global increase in carbon dioxide emissions is not only warming our planet at an alarming rate, but it's also making our oceans more acidic.
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