Earth.com

Plant leaves reveal how forests respond to rising carbon dioxide

In short: more carbon in the air does not guarantee more carbon in the wood. Between those two lies a living network of ...
Yahoo

Stanford figures out how to make rocks absorb carbon 1,000 times faster than nature

Chemists at Stanford University transformed minerals in rocks to absorb carbon dioxide out of the air. Matthew Kanan, senior author of a new study, explained that while the Earth has an endless supply ...

Climate Models Got It Wrong: Plants Can’t Absorb As Much CO₂ As We Thought

Overestimated nitrogen availability has led climate models to exaggerate how much plant growth can offset rising CO2 levels. Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major driver of ...
Science Daily

New research suggests plants might be able to absorb more CO2 from human activities than previously expected

New research paints an uncharacteristically upbeat picture for the planet. This is because more realistic ecological modelling suggests the world's plants may be able to take up more atmospheric CO2 ...
Business Insider

A new carbon removal plant will absorb carbon dioxide 99,000 times faster than Earth's oceans

The carbon dioxide removal company Equatic has begun designing its largest plant yet. The project will be North America's first commercial-scale CDR plant, scheduled to go online by 2027. Many ...
Los Angeles Times

Arctic ocean may absorb less CO2 than projected due to coastal erosion

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...
Labroots

New Assessment Reveals Plants Absorb 31% More CO2 Than Previously Estimated

How much carbon dioxide (CO2) do plants absorb from the atmosphere? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated what’s known as the ...
The Conversation

Plants are likely to absorb more CO₂ in a changing climate than we thought – here’s why

Jürgen Knauer does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Research finds increasing temperatures can limit ability of trees to filter air: '[Trees] are essentially coughing instead of breathing'

With their natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide, trees are an important player in combating Earth's warming. But research detailed by SciTechDaily has found that in several places, increasingly ...
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Revolutionary Satellite Data Reveals Unmatched Detail of How Oceans Absorb Carbon

New advancements in satellite technology are transforming how we understand the role oceans play in regulating carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in Earth’s atmosphere. While the oceans have long served as a ...
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As Climate Warms, Plants Will Absorb Less CO2, Study Finds

The last time the atmosphere contained as much carbon dioxide as it does now, dinosaurs roamed what was then a verdant landscape. The earth’s lushness was at least partly caused by the abundance of ...