Subtle temperature differences at the ocean surface allow more carbon dioxide (CO2) to be absorbed, new research shows.

If you wanted to scrub carbon dioxide pollution from the air around us, having a magic sponge would help. While not exactly magical, a team at UC Berkeley has discovered the next best thing.

Trees have long done the heavy lifting of sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but no matter how big the planting spree, nature won’t catch up to human impact on our warming planet. But UC ...

Three days after the election, the California Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing and vote on its plan to amend the low carbon fuel standard.

Compared to synthetic materials used for direct air capture, it captures carbon about 10 times faster as well.