Carbon is an unsung but vital engineering material. It has long been manufactured in many different forms to suit various purposes, but in recent years, with the development of the nuclear and ...

Diamonds may be forever, but are some other forms of carbon merely passing fads? Stuart Cantrill considers why carbon often seems to be a chemist's best friend. Although carbon is just one of the ...

A complex form of carbon crucial for life on Earth has been spotted outside the solar system for the first time. Its presence ...

While a single plant is capable of fixing inorganic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, the entire ecosystem surrounding the ...

As they swing past one another (within the central white dot in the Webb images), the stellar winds from each star slam together, the material compresses, and carbon-rich dust forms. Webb's latest ...

with each credit representing one metric ton of carbon dioxide saved. Those credits can form the basis for carbon credit futures, which can function as bets on carbon price movements. You can buy ...

Understanding how key players such as whales, plankton, seagrasses and other forms of sea life interact sheds light on Earth’s carbon cycle. Carbon, a chemical element, is found in all organic ...