The atmosphere is constantly changing. Its composition has varied regularly over the course of the planet's climatic epochs, ...

In the long term, increased carbon dioxide reduces the number of plant species by worsening the effects of nitrogen pollution ...

A new gas-fired power plant in Nottinghamshire plans to turn planet-warming carbon dioxide into an ingredient for fizzy ...

By 3.6 billion years ago, Mars should have become too cold for liquid water, but something kept the rivers flowing.

The oceans play a pivotal role in drawing down atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) and have so far acted as a brake on the full ...

Researchers have developed a metal-organic framework that effectively captures CO2 at temperatures typical of industrial ...

Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon ...

A group of Wyoming ranchers, including the historic C.B. Irwin Ranch where Steamboat once lived, have joined forces to ...

A new study suggests that Mars could have sustained rivers and seas even after it began cooling down due to a cycle of water ...

The volcanic layers in the Northwest could hold megatons of planet-warming emissions but the infrastructure needed for that ...

Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming ...

Industrial plants, such as those that make cement or steel, emit copious amounts of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, ...