Some 18 percent of the human body’s weight is carbon. The simple element is considered the backbone of life, and is also abundant in Earth’s rocks, atmosphere and oceans. Scientists don’t know how ...

A vast numbers of chemical compounds work together to reduce and store atmospheric carbon in the world's oceans. Now, an international team of scientists are using new technological developments to ...

How much CO2 does the U.S. corn crop remove from the atmosphere? Let’s do the math. The molecular formula of starch and cellulose is C6 H10 O5. The molecular weight of carbon is 12, the molecular ...

Florida State University oceanographers have discovered a significant connection between small-scale microbial processes and ...

Photosynthesis appears to be somewhat speedier than conventional wisdom had suggested, a new study finds. If true, this could mean that computer projections are at risk of overestimating the potential ...