carbon
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To get there, warming must peak around 1.8C by 2050 and vast amounts of carbon dioxide would have to be removed from the atmosphere to bring temperatures down further.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Poso’s owner, Long Beach-based California Resources Corp., advertises itself as “a carbon management company that develops emissions reducing projects.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"So what are the residents actually breathing in? It's not fresh oxygen; it's carbon dioxide and pollutants. And what happens as a result? The body – specifically the brain – doesn't get enough oxygen."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Under these extreme conditions, small amounts of elements such as carbon, calcium, and sodium interact with the surrounding helium plasma.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Sunday evening at a quarter to eight we trooped upstairs carrying the big laundry basket, which had been decorated with cutouts and bows made of pink and blue carbon paper.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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Particularly intriguing was the large number of carbon atoms bound specifically to three other carbons and one oxygen atom, a structure being very rare in biomolecules.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
In the new findings, which were published in Science on April 5, 2024, Scripps Research chemists show that it's possible to convert feedstock chemicals into quaternary carbons using a single, inexpensive iron catalyst.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2024
Energy Information Administration, the global supply of crude oil, other liquid carbons, and biofuels is expected to meet global demand through 2050.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
A particular ceramide’s character depends on the size of its acyl tail, a portion of the molecule that can contain from 12 to more than 26 carbons.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2023
His hands shaking, he opened his briefcase, rummaged among the crumpled onionskin carbons.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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