Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most abundant and perhaps the most important to human life. Everywhere you look, ...

The world as we know it has evolved through the transformation of natural elements repurposed for our daily lives. Among these elements, carbon and carbon dioxide (CO2) hold a significant place, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 2, 2024) – When Hannah Hunt signed on for a two-month global research project in the Amundsen Sea in the Antarctic, she knew that meant she wouldn't be spending the holidays with ...

A new microwave-assisted method creates nitrogen-doped ultramicroporous carbon from coal in minutes, dramatically cutting energy use while achieving high CO2 capture performance.

For most of deep time, spreading ridges released more carbon than volcano chains, changing how we interpret Earth’s climate history.

CHNSO is an acronym that represents the five most common elements found in organic compounds: Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Nitrogen (N), Sulfur (S), and Oxygen (O). Analysing the elemental composition of ...