carbon
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The forest is home to one of the largest continuous areas of blanket bog in the Lake District and acts as a huge carbon store.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Other simulated changes, including increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, did not alter the availability of suitable climates for crocodiles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The British company, Rivan Industries, is working on a system to split hydrogen from water and capture carbon dioxide directly from the air, before combining them to make methane, a cleaner substitute for natural gas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
This suggests that temperature changes in the Northern Hemisphere could have a powerful influence on the Southern Ocean and its ability to store carbon.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
The problem was that you needed something really hot–hotter even than the middle of the hottest stars–to forge carbon and iron and the other elements without which we would be distressingly immaterial.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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
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
The winter night blew in with frosty wind, and the street lamps with their sputtering carbons swung restlessly and made the shadows dart back and forth like a runner trying to steal second base.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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