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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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MAR 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
Grasslands cover over 30% of Earth's landmass and account for the majority of cropland globally. Yet, new research p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 11, 2020Earth & The Environment
Do you know what an airplane contrail is? Have you ever looked up into the sky with that azure blue backdrop and seen th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 02, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reports that our collective misuse of tropical ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 23, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Sulfur hexafluoride, or SF6, is a non-flammable, non-toxic, synthetic gas. First discovered back in 1901, this odorless ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 10, 2020Earth & The Environment
With images of the fires in Australia burning your eyes on every news site, it is not a surprise that environmental scie ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
A report from researchers collaborating to produce the annual Global Carbon Budget has found that 2019 will break record ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Milo et. al. Researchers have genetically rewired the metabolism of Escherichia coli to be autotrophic, ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
It might cause us to laugh, but this news isn’t funny: nitrous oxide emissions are on the rise. As a potent greenh ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
Humans aren’t the only ones who will be thirstier in the coming decades of increased surface temperatures – ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research suggests harnessing fungi to help improve agricultural efficiency for cereal crops, saying fungi can improv ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 16, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Boosting investment in renewable energy and reducing the use of fossil fuel are the two commonly acceptable measures to ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 05, 2019Chemistry & Physics
There is plenty of evidence suggesting that Venus had a long history of being a habitable planet due to its abundance of ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 25, 2019Microbiology
Archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life and exist in some of the most extreme environments on the planet.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
In case you haven’t already heard, the Amazon is on fire. In fact, according to satellite data from the National I ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
A USC-led research team discovered the unique role that a light-capturing marine microbe plays in regulating Earth&rsquo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
You know things have gotten bad when the Arctic starts burning. Since June, over 100 wildfires have consumed the Arctic, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Large underground networks of roots forage the earth for nutrients and water. Although we have been familiar with this p ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Plants use their roots to collect essential nutrients. We may one day be able to use those roots to store carbon undergr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The year 2019 turns out to be a critical year for hydrogen. Just before the G20 summit in Japan, the International ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes the term futur ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
Carbon-neutral fuels are the future, according to the researchers from ETH Zurich who have developed a thermochemical pr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 20, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The humankind has been taking advantage of the metabolic mechanism of microbes to produce useful materials, anything fro ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
We all know that the currents atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are not, shall we say, ideal. But according to recent me ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Grasslands cover over 30% of Earth's landmass and account for the majority of cropland globally. Yet, new research p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 11, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Do you know what an airplane contrail is? Have you ever looked up into the sky with that azure blue backdrop and seen th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 02, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reports that our collective misuse of tropical
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 23, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Sulfur hexafluoride, or SF6, is a non-flammable, non-toxic, synthetic gas. First discovered back in 1901, this odorless
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 10, 2020
Earth & The Environment
With images of the fires in Australia burning your eyes on every news site, it is not a surprise that environmental scie
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A report from researchers collaborating to produce the annual Global Carbon Budget has found that 2019 will break record
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Milo et. al. Researchers have genetically rewired the metabolism of Escherichia coli to be autotrophic,
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It might cause us to laugh, but this news isn’t funny: nitrous oxide emissions are on the rise. As a potent greenh
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Humans aren’t the only ones who will be thirstier in the coming decades of increased surface temperatures –
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests harnessing fungi to help improve agricultural efficiency for cereal crops, saying fungi can improv
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 16, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Boosting investment in renewable energy and reducing the use of fossil fuel are the two commonly acceptable measures to
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 05, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
There is plenty of evidence suggesting that Venus had a long history of being a habitable planet due to its abundance of
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 25, 2019
Microbiology
Archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life and exist in some of the most extreme environments on the planet.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In case you haven’t already heard, the Amazon is on fire. In fact, according to satellite data from the National I
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A USC-led research team discovered the unique role that a light-capturing marine microbe plays in regulating Earth&rsquo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
You know things have gotten bad when the Arctic starts burning. Since June, over 100 wildfires have consumed the Arctic,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Large underground networks of roots forage the earth for nutrients and water. Although we have been familiar with this p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Plants use their roots to collect essential nutrients. We may one day be able to use those roots to store carbon undergr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The year 2019 turns out to be a critical year for hydrogen. Just before the G20 summit in Japan, the International
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes the term futur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Carbon-neutral fuels are the future, according to the researchers from ETH Zurich who have developed a thermochemical pr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The humankind has been taking advantage of the metabolic mechanism of microbes to produce useful materials, anything fro
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
We all know that the currents atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are not, shall we say, ideal. But according to recent me
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan