carbon dioxide
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Sensory organs in their eight feet and two antenna-like palps sense heat or carbon dioxide from people passing by, and they quickly climb aboard, piercing the flesh with long, barbed mouthparts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Carbon Mapper’s goal is to prevent the equivalent of a billion tons of carbon dioxide every year with a constellation of satellites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Its species also display an unusually wide range of photosynthetic strategies, from conventional C3 photosynthesis, in which carbon dioxide is absorbed during the day, to very strong CAM.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Mr. Thomas concludes that because cutting carbon dioxide yields some benefits, development institutions like the World Bank must make it a priority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Berkner suggests that there may have been cycles of oxygen production and carbon dioxide consumption, depending on relative abundances of plant and animal life, with the ice ages representing periods of apnea.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
