A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change. How America’s Prairie Was Nearly Destroyed — And Why It Should Be Restored originally ...

A 2021 study also found the carbon capture process emits significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that’s ...

A batch of mosquitos trapped by Macon Mosquito Abatement District has tested positive for West Nile Virus. No human cases ...

Taking carbon out of the atmosphere is essential for slowing global warming—and a team of Cornell University researchers has ...

The world’s sawmills and plantation forests offer a powerful weapon against climate change, a new study has found. A paper ...

Cremation is a popular alternative to burial that's becoming more common, but just how long does the whole process take from ...

Rivers have long played a key role in the planet’s carbon cycle. They move and release gases like carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄), connecting land, air, and ocean systems.

These microscopic recyclers, particularly in the soil, exhale carbon dioxide during heterotrophic respiration. And as climate change warms the planet, this breath of microbes could become a roar.

The present study attempts to model the yield of anaerobic gases released during decomposition of different types of organic matter (green leaves, barks, twigs, plant ... Romeiro, F. and Bitar, A.L.

This spike in decomposition was far stronger than what current carbon cycle models had predicted. “The fact that the models underestimate carbon release from soils so strongly shows us that we need to ...

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat.