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New ocean discovery could make climate change even worse, scientists warn
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Could the warming ocean lead to a feedback effect? (Getty) (© Marco Bottigelli via Getty Images) The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) ...
Plants Release Carbon Sooner Than Expected
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A new study reveals that the carbon stored by plants globally is more transient and vulnerable to climate change impacts than previously ...
“Unprecedented” – CO2 Rising 10 Times Faster Than Any Time in Recorded History
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Recent research indicates that the current rate of atmospheric CO2 increase is unprecedented, being ten times faster than any period in the ...
Cheap Catalyst Made Out of Sugar Has the Power To Destroy CO2
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A Northwestern University study introduces a cost-effective catalyst made from molybdenum and table sugar that converts CO2 into carbon monoxide, presenting a ...
CO2 removal ‘gap’ shows countries ‘lack progress’ for 1.5C warming limit
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Plans to “draw down” CO2 from the atmosphere – known as carbon dioxide removal (CDR) – “fall short” of the quantities needed ...
MIT’s Revolutionary CO2 Conversion Technology
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MIT chemical engineers have created an efficient method to convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, using a DNA-tethered catalytic process that could ...
Accidental Deep Ocean Discovery Changes Our Understanding of Earth
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New research has identified oceanic transform faults as significant, previously underestimated sinks for CO2, challenging existing notions about the Earth’s geological carbon ...
A Deep Dive Into 66 Million Years of CO2 Data
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The concentration of atmospheric CO2 is currently at a record high of 419 ppm due to human activities, particularly the burning of ...
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds | MIT News
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Scientists at MIT, the University of Birmingham, and elsewhere say that astronomers’ best chance of finding liquid water, and even life on ...
