The ocean is full of invisible workers. Trillions of microbes quietly break down carbon-containing organic matter, which ...

Earth's carbon cycle is different than that of Venus or Mars, although they may have been similar in the earlier days of the solar system. One thing they all have in common is that they adhere to the ...

A new study in Nature Communications finds a critical climate tipping point in Tibetan permafrost ecosystems. Warming of 2–4 ...

Conceptual framework illustrating the possible relationships between microbial CUE and R h on the basis of stoichiometric theory and microbial community theory. Soils store more carbon than the ...

Reaching net-zero carbon emissions goals requires finding transformative paths to manage carbon in difficult-to-electrify economic sectors. A major approach to achieving net-zero carbon emissions ...

The carbon cycle is a staple on any Earth science class syllabus, but scientists are still studying its nuances.

According to the Paris Agreement established in 2015, nations must pursue efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.” In the fight against climate change, carbon ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most abundant and perhaps the most important to human life. Everywhere you look, ...