The humble leaf, which collects sunlight and uses that energy to turn carbon dioxide into fuel for the plant, has inspired scientists to create various systems that could turn the greenhouse gas into ...

Carbon dioxide is a molecule so important it has shaped life on Earth for billions of years. Without it, there would be no plants, no oceans, no people. But now, after centuries of burning coal, oil ...

A "molecule carrier" that can transport carbon dioxide molecules in straight lines across a crystalline surface has been developed by physicists in the US. The molecules hitch a ride with an organic ...

A computer model that can identify the best molecular candidates for removing carbon dioxide, molecular nitrogen and other greenhouse gases from power plant flues has been developed by researchers ...

Given all the celebrations, I think we all deserve some punishment. Why else would I be inflicting chemistry on you? Chemistry is like the suspension system on your car; it's unnoticed and unloved, ...

Chemically, carbon dioxide is incredibly simple – it is just one carbon atom linked with two oxygen atoms. Together they create a colorless gas that makes up just a tiny fraction of the Earth's ...

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has climbed 33 percent since the late 1950s, an unprecedented spike in all of human history. Analyzing air bubbles trapped in ancient Antarctic ...