Ecosystem productivity shapes how soil microbes store or release carbon, challenging old assumptions

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...
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New study clarifies microbial role in global soil carbon cycle

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

The way Earth's surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...
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Diatom surprise could rewrite the global carbon cycle

When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon. Instead, these single-celled plankton are also building ...
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Storing CO2 in rock: Carbon mineralization holds climate promise but needs scale-up

Carbon mineralization is a process by which gaseous carbon dioxide reacts chemically with certain rock types and transforms into solid carbonate minerals. This natural process is an essential part of ...
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Shape and depth of ocean floor profoundly influence how carbon is stored there

The movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans and continents -- or carbon cycle -- regulates Earth's climate, with the ocean playing a major role in carbon sequestration. A new study finds ...
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An unexplained carbon cycle caused by major volcanic eruptions

The Lomagundi-Jatuli event, which occurred more than two billion years ago, followed the Great Oxygenation Event and was marked by a significant change in the isotopic composition of carbon.