I am a retired plant scientist. Over the years I have commented on the essential role that CO2 plays in photosynthesis, the basis of virtually all life on Earth. In the last two years I have ...

Peatlands make up just 3% of Earth's land surface but store more than 30% of the world's soil carbon, preserving organic ...

Earth Day began 55 years ago on this date, April 22, 1970, in the United States. The movement was spearheaded by student activist Denis Hayes who was recruited by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Wilson to ...

Climate warming could cause much greater soil carbon losses in the tropics than previously predicted, with potentially dire consequences for the global climate, according to a new study published in ...

A study examining the effects of higher temperatures on soil shows that warming alone does not increase levels of carbon dioxide emitted from the soil. Instead, higher temperatures combined with more ...

PELLSTON, Mich. (AP) -- Chain saws scream in a northern Michigan forest, but it's not the familiar sound of lumberjacks. This time the tree killers are environmental researchers. They hope that years ...

There's nothing quite like going for a walk on a bright, spring day. But basking in the sunshine could soon be a thing of the past. That's because it has emerged that experts are planning on dimming ...

Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more ...

The root cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere increased to record highs during its annual spring peak, jumping at one of the ...

Scientists are hanging heaters over crop fields to simulate temperatures in 2050. Their goal: to understand climate impacts on food and help farmers adapt Sign up here. Farmers fed up with climate ...