Dead organisms are broken down into smaller pieces by the process of decay. Organisms such as earthworms are involved in this process.

Billions of tonnes of carbon are constantly moving through the atmosphere, land and oceans. The ocean carbon cycle is a set of vital processes that helps regulate the Earth’s climate and support ...

The principles of chemical oceanography provide insight into the processes regulating the marine carbon cycle. The text offers a background in chemical oceanography and a description of how chemical ...

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

Temperature increases the potential harmful effects of antibiotics on the concentration of greenhouse gases through increased methanogenesis, according to anaerobic incubation experiments with ...

The emergence of life on our planet added a new layer to the carbon cycle. As plants grow, they take CO 2 out of the atmosphere, and when they die, it is released again. Animals that consume the ...

We’ve taken a look at some of the top renewable energy sources — solar and wind among them — examining the pros, cons and ...

The carbon cycle orchestrates the exchange of carbon among the atmosphere, oceans, soil and living organisms, playing a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate and maintaining a delicate ...

The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that reaching its climate-policy energy goals will rely on capturing and storing ...

A new study, led by planetary scientists at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, revealed that methane gas may also be trapped ...

Diatoms are too small to see with the naked eye, yet they are one of the most productive algae species in the ocean and play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Using photosynthesis ...

"Future warming across vast Arctic landscapes could further increase sulfide oxidation rates and affect regional carbon cycle budgets. Now that we have found this out, we are working to understand ...