Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Growth rates of carbon dioxide have tripled since the 1960s, ...

In short: more carbon in the air does not guarantee more carbon in the wood. Between those two lies a living network of ...

The message is clear: cut emissions fast, and protect and restore nature to keep these vital carbon sinks intact. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere have soared to new highs in 2024, ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Climate change deniers love to point out that plants flourish when carbon dioxide levels rise. As we burn fossil fuels, their thinking goes, the Earth will become greener and even more supportive of ...

Scientists have uncovered a missing feedback in Earth’s carbon cycle that could cause global warming to overshoot into an ice ...

Lava rubble at the bottom of the sea is acting like a giant "sponge" for carbon dioxide, ancient cores reveal. Ancient lava ...

Through the analyses of gases and fluids preserved within salt crystals, the team extended the direct record of Earth’s ...