Rising temperatures make plants lose more water, weakening their ability to absorb carbon dioxide and survive heat stress.

The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is rising rapidly, with numerous negative consequences for the climate. However, ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...

A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge have found a way to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and turn it ...

Plants play a key role in regulating Earth's climate, but recent research suggests that rising temperatures could disrupt ...

the USGS study found. The land’s biological processes are generally balanced: Plant growth and decay result in roughly 4 tons of carbon dioxide absorbed per acre every year, while microorganisms ...

Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source.

U.S. efforts to put carbon dioxide from power plants and industrial facilities underground where they won't contribute to global warming could see less federal support under President Donald Trump ...

Carbon is found in organic matter (carbon-based ... Credit: NASA Carbon dioxide is necessary for plants to grow, perform photosynthesis, and produce the oxygen we breathe. During periods in ...