Carbon Dioxide
Latest about carbon dioxide
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.
Acid in the Pacific Ocean is literally eating away crabs' shells
By Brandon Specktor published
Researchers found that baby Dungeness crabs living in the most acidic coastal waters are smaller, weaker and at risk of losing their shells.
Bubbling carbon dioxide vent discovered on the seafloor off the Philippines
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Scientists came across a bubbling hotspot of carbon dioxide by chance.
Can You Really Make 'Meat' Out of Air?
By Rachael Rettner published
A company called Air Protein recently announced the creation of its new "air-based" meat, which is made from elements found in air.
Humans Are Disturbing Earth's Carbon Cycle More Than the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Did
By Brandon Specktor published
The anthropogenic climate crisis is disturbing our planet's carbon cycle more than the dinosaur-killing asteroid did.
Mysterious 'Pocket' of Underwater Gas Could Contain 50 Million Tons of CO2
By Brandon Specktor published
Meta description: Probing the bottom of the East China Sea with seismic waves, researchers have discovered a mysterious "pocket" that could contain 50 million tons of greenhouse gases.
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