All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our Solar System. A new study using the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia ...

Scientists have uncovered new details explaining why iron oxide minerals are such effective long-term carbon traps in soils.

Research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society demonstrates a new way to make carbon-based battery ...

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Globally, soils contain three times as much carbon as exists in the atmosphere and all plants, combined. Which means that ...

Scientists detect a new carbon compound in space for the first time. Known as methyl cation (pronounced cat-eye-on) (CH3+), the molecule is important because it aids the formation of more complex ...

It's the first time that methyl cation has been detected in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The James Webb Space Telescope ...

This month we feature chemicals that have important applications in industry and the lab.—Ed. Carbon monoxide (CO) is the simplest carbon oxide, an important industrial and laboratory chemical, and a ...

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is a long-known and thoroughly studied molecule. It has its upsides, such as its uses in carbonated beverages and urea manufacture, and its downsides, especially its dominant ...

A team of international scientists has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to detect a new carbon compound in space for the first time. Known as methyl cation (pronounced cat-eye-on) (CH3+), the ...