carbon
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It provides shelter and nursery grounds for fish and other marine life, helps improve water quality, locks away carbon and reduces coastal erosion.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Previous research highlighted by the project found seagrass could capture carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Plants absorbed it from the atmosphere relatively recently, meaning it is already circulating through the natural carbon cycle.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
The researchers are not recommending that people reduce their physical activity or change their diets to lower the carbon dioxide produced by their bodies.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
That plant carbon goes on to form the body of the herbivorous animals that eat the plants, and of the carnivorous animals that eat those herbivorous animals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Going shorter than four carbons resulted in an IL that didn't mix well with oil and was less thermally stable, he added.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
"Quaternary carbons are ubiquitous across various areas of research -- from drug discovery to material science," says co-first author Nathan Dao, a PhD candidate at Scripps Research.
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
After choosing a nib Tillie said, "I hope in the future, Noah, that you will use a ballpoint pen only when you have to press hard to make multiple carbons."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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