Graphyne is a crystalline form of carbon that is distinct from both diamond and graphite. Unlike diamond, where each atom possesses four immediate neighbors, or graphite, where each atom has three, ...

Everywhere you look, there's carbon in some form or another, from plastics to proteins to the roads we drive on and the gasoline that fuels our cars. Whether it's a macronutrient, a structural ...

Diamonds may be forever, but are some other forms of carbon merely passing fads? Stuart Cantrill considers why carbon often seems to be a chemist's best friend. Although carbon is just one of the ...

Across the street from the Flamingo Visitor Center at the foot of Florida's Everglades National Park, there was once a ...

Understanding how key players such as whales, plankton, seagrasses and other forms of sea life interact sheds light on Earth’s carbon cycle. Carbon, a chemical element, is found in all organic ...

with each credit representing one metric ton of carbon dioxide saved. Those credits can form the basis for carbon credit futures, which can function as bets on carbon price movements. You can buy ...

Researchers have synthesised a triple bond between carbon and boron for the first time. This discovery could help chemists ...