The carbon cycle is a natural process that plays a crucial role in Earth's climate system. However, human activities have ...

UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its ...

A new study has provided fresh insights into how Earth recycles its carbon. Rock weathering acts as the slow, reliable mechanism that stabilizes Earth’s climate. The easy explanation is that rain, ...

A new study shows how land and ocean weathering form one system, linking rivers, rocks, and seafloor muds to shape Earth’s carbon cycle.

In the grand theater of planetary climate, Earth has always played a balancing act, teetering between fire and ice, warmth ...

UC Riverside researchers reveal how the planet is on track to cool to extreme temperatures within 100,000 years due to a ...

Ancient ocean grains show Earth’s carbon levels were far lower than expected during key evolutionary eras. The results challenge old theories of life’s rise and hint at patterns that could shape our ...

The ocean holds gigantic amounts of carbon, much more than all land-based plants and soil. Scientists previously studied ...

Four teams of scientists will receive up to $45 million over five years for research that advances human understanding of the ...

What processes have regulated climate over the course of Earth’s history? Researchers are addressing this question in the ...