carbon

Example Sentences

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They used carbon dating techniques to estimate the age of the 10cm cube-shaped bone.

From BBC

Alongside concerns over planet-warming carbon emissions are worries about water use to cool the data centre servers, which can lead to shortages on hot days.

From Barron's

The 2009 endangerment finding was the result of a major report by the EPA, which identified six greenhouse gases, including carbon monoxide and methane, as endangering current and future generations.

From BBC

"They're kind of the wicked stepmother of flowers... with the biggest carbon footprint, instead, look to try and buy some beautiful British flowers," she said.

From BBC

Glycine is a small two carbon molecule that plays a foundational role in biology.

From Science Daily