May 7, 2025 · What is the carbon cycle? Carbon makes up the backbone of all life on Earth. It’s found in the cells of all living things, is abundant in rocks and sediments, and is also found in the atmosphere …

Carbon is constantly on the move, changing form and location and making life on Earth possible. The carbon cycle traces the path of carbon through the ocean, atmosphere, land, and deep Earth.

Nov 23, 2015 · Carbon is a building block for all life and plays a key role in regulating Earth’s climate. It shuttles throughout the planet in two major cycles. The first is the biospheric carbon cycle. Plants …

Nov 15, 2024 · The biological carbon pump removes atmospheric carbon by transporting carbon-rich material from surface waters to the deep ocean, aiding climate regulation.

Nov 6, 2025 · Phytoplankton also form the base of virtually every ocean food web. In short, they make most other ocean life possible. Through photosynthesis these organisms transform inorganic carbon …

Dec 1, 1997 · This complex carbon-transporting ocean process, often called the “biological pump,” is a critical mechanism in preventing what we now know as the “greenhouse effect,” the collection of …

Cold, quiet, and carbon-rich: Investigating winter wetlands A hydrologist takes on a groundbreaking study to understand how groundwater moves through New England salt marshes in the winter.

But too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means too much warming. The key to preventing runaway climate change is to remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but where can it …

Aug 5, 2025 · Blue carbon refers to atmospheric carbon captured and stored by the ocean, which mitigates the effects of climate change by storing carbon for long periods of time.

Apr 6, 2020 · A new study shows that the efficiency of the ocean’s “biological carbon pump” has been drastically underestimated with implications for future climate assessments.