Researchers at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) have contributed to a study revealing that conventional theories ...

Oceans absorb about a quarter of the carbon dioxide released by human activity every year, slowing the pace of global warming ...

A study led by Dartmouth researchers shows that microscopic marine animals called zooplankton (pictured) can be enticed to ingest organic carbon particulates in seawater that are later confined to the ...

A study shows that researchers can tweak a natural process to increase the amount of carbon that reaches the ocean floor and the speed at which it does so — merely by coating the water's surface with ...

Wildfire smoke is no longer just a short‑lived air quality problem drifting over cities for a few hazy days. New research shows that when these plumes rise high into the atmosphere, they can spawn ...

A Dartmouth-led study proposes a new method for recruiting trillions of microscopic sea creatures called zooplankton in the fight against climate change by converting carbon into food the animals ...

While it may seem common knowledge that smoking is bad for your lungs, if and how ultrafine particles present in cigarette smoke impact the development and progression of lung cancer remains unclear.

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Carbon material characterization is essential across multiple industries, especially for ensuring the quality of lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). This article examines the context and limitations of ...

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter like PM2.5 components in polluted air can not only cause respiratory diseases, ...

Some of the world's smallest animals and their tiny poops could aid in the fight against climate change. A study reports that clay dust sprayed on the surface of seawater converts free-floating carbon ...