Imagine the concrete in our homes and bridges not only withstanding the ravages of time and natural disasters like the ...

Carbon dioxide acts like Earth’s thermostat: The more of it in the air, the more the planet warms. In 2023, global levels of the greenhouse gas rose to 419 parts per million, around 50 percent ...

An observatory high on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano that measures carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reported its highest ever seasonal peak concentration of the greenhouse gas. For the first time ...

I attended an open-house meeting about carbon capture and sequestration. This process would capture carbon dioxide emissions from various industries and power plants and transport it through pipelines ...

The surge of carbon dioxide levels at the measuring station surpassed even the global average set last year, which was a record high of 419.3 ppm — 50% higher than it was before the Industrial ...

Carbon dioxide levels usually peak in May, but 2025's reading was like no other. Dinah Voyles Pulver. USA TODAY. Hear this story. An observatory high on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano that measures ...

It further proves that no gas — not carbon dioxide, methane, or even humid atmospheric air — retains temperature from day to day. Make no mistake.

DANIEL ESTRIN, HOST: Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from science fiction to reality. For years, this was seen as a long shot sort of thing, too hard and too expensive.

Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is part of many natural cycles. However, it’s increasing in concentration in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming.

And although carbon dioxide can pose some health risks at high levels, it’s just one of many pollutants in the air, and by no means the worst. Others, such as nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide ...