The terrestrial biosphere is assumed to take up most of the carbon on land. However, it is becoming clear that inland waters process large amounts of organic carbon and must be considered in ...

Despite seeming like a relatively stable place, the Earth's surface has changed dramatically over the past 4.6 billion years. Mountains have been built and eroded, continents and oceans have moved ...

Burning fossil fuels creates carbon dioxide gas. This adds to climate change by making the Earth warmer than it should be. Once fossil fuels are gone, they cannot be replaced. Renewable ...

A compound is a substance that contains two or more elements close elementA pure substance that is made from only one type of atom. Elements are listed on the periodic table. Elements cannot be ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. Radiocarbon dating, or carbon-14 dating, is a ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how the fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture were preserved with such unprecedented levels of detail. The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus ...