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Carbon Dioxide: is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air. Carbon dioxide consists of a carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It occurs naturally in Earth's atmosphere as a trace gas.
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FEB 02, 2018Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
You might not think of trees as being a fire hazard, but new research from a peatland in Alberta, Canada shows otherwise ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
With all the forest fires going on in California as well as other parts of the world, it’s critically relevant to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 25, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2017Earth & The Environment
Do you have travel plans for the holidays? Or perhaps you’ve got a vacation to somewhere warm lined up? Maybe you& ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 07, 2017Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."Written By: Julia TraversNOV 10, 2017Technology
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is the process of changing the makeup of clouds to help them reflect more sunlight away f ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 27, 2017Earth & The Environment
Okay, so let’s admit it: we know very little about the depths of our oceans. But staring straight into the face of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 23, 2017Earth & The Environment
Permafrost. It even sounds intimidating. Permanent frost, forever frozen. Brrrr. Except in our warming planet, the frost ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 18, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Schematic showing how a spongy photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. Credit: K. Niu & H. ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 16, 2017Videos
It's a fact that trees can absorb CO2 from the air and mitigate the impact of air pollution, but in many large cities th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 02, 2017Videos
Climate change is something scientists all over the globe are working to combat. One of the contributing factors to the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2017Videos
You've probably heard that by planning more trees on Earth, we can help transform a lot of the atmosphere's carbon dioxi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2017Videos
If you are the average person living in the United States, according to the EPA you generate about 1600 pounds of waste ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 22, 2017Videos
More than 13,300 of Northern Scotland's tree plantations are being cut down in the name of climate change. This region i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 18, 2017Technology
Besides seeing the Earth from high above the surface and experiencing the weightlessness feeling of microgravity, one of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2017Earth & The Environment
Did you buy your mother flowers yesterday? While those sweet-smelling roses may bring a smile to your mother’s fac ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 15, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ever since the Haber–Bosch process of artificial nitrogen fixation revolutionized the agricultural world, the race ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
Remember back when the number was 350? 350 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was the absolute ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 09, 2017Videos
Compost, the result of household garbage and food leftovers being allowed to break down in dirt, is great for gardens, b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 08, 2017Earth & The Environment
The goal in eco-minded technology this day in age is to make something we want by utilizing something we don’t wan ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 02, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You might not think of trees as being a fire hazard, but new research from a peatland in Alberta, Canada shows otherwise
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
With all the forest fires going on in California as well as other parts of the world, it’s critically relevant to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 25, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Do you have travel plans for the holidays? Or perhaps you’ve got a vacation to somewhere warm lined up? Maybe you&
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 07, 2017
Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 10, 2017
Technology
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is the process of changing the makeup of clouds to help them reflect more sunlight away f
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 27, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Okay, so let’s admit it: we know very little about the depths of our oceans. But staring straight into the face of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 23, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Permafrost. It even sounds intimidating. Permanent frost, forever frozen. Brrrr. Except in our warming planet, the frost
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 18, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Schematic showing how a spongy photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. Credit: K. Niu & H.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 16, 2017
Videos
It's a fact that trees can absorb CO2 from the air and mitigate the impact of air pollution, but in many large cities th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 02, 2017
Videos
Climate change is something scientists all over the globe are working to combat. One of the contributing factors to the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2017
Videos
You've probably heard that by planning more trees on Earth, we can help transform a lot of the atmosphere's carbon dioxi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2017
Videos
If you are the average person living in the United States, according to the EPA you generate about 1600 pounds of waste
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 22, 2017
Videos
More than 13,300 of Northern Scotland's tree plantations are being cut down in the name of climate change. This region i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 18, 2017
Technology
Besides seeing the Earth from high above the surface and experiencing the weightlessness feeling of microgravity, one of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Did you buy your mother flowers yesterday? While those sweet-smelling roses may bring a smile to your mother’s fac
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 15, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ever since the Haber–Bosch process of artificial nitrogen fixation revolutionized the agricultural world, the race
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Remember back when the number was 350? 350 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was the absolute
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 09, 2017
Videos
Compost, the result of household garbage and food leftovers being allowed to break down in dirt, is great for gardens, b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 08, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The goal in eco-minded technology this day in age is to make something we want by utilizing something we don’t wan
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan