Carbon Dioxide

How Kate Winslet managed to hold her breath for more than 7 minutes in 'Avatar 2'

Actor Kate Winslet now holds the record for a breath hold on a movie set — seven minutes and 15 seconds for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’. The record could be accomplished by inhaling 100 per cent oxygen before and hyperventilating, which is breathing faster and deeper than normal

James Webb telescope finds carbon dioxide for first time in exoplanet atmosphere

Although the exoplanet would never be able to support life as we know it, the successful discovery of CO2 gives researchers hope that similar observations could be carried out on rocky objects more hospitable to life

Germany inaugurates first commercial synthetic kerosene plant; Lufthansa is first customer

Burning synthetic kerosene releases only as much CO2 into the atmosphere as was previously removed to produce the fuel, making it “carbon neutral”

World's largest carbon dioxide capturing plant starts in Iceland

The plant is designed to capture 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the air every year

Value of nature: What is the cost of the trees in the Gabon forests that suck in carbon dioxide

"If a tree is standing it's worth nothing, if you cut it down it's worth something, but that's useless for the planet," said Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, head of the Global Environment Facility.

Nitrous oxide, potent greenhouse gas, are on the rise from ocean dead zones

The oceans currently account for around 25 percent of global N2O emissions, and scientists are working to improve estimates of marine contributions.

Amazon's hydropower plant contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions

Indigenous and environmental groups protested the construction in 1990s but it was revived as an ROR plant in 2011.

Perseverance rover converts CO2 into oxygen on Mars for the first time

MOXIE produced five grams of oxygen, equal to 10 minutes of breathable oxygen for astronaut carrying out normal activity.

Carbon might boost forest, grassland growth but absorption capacity of soil decreases

The new study adds to growing evidence that the terrestrial carbon sink is weaker than once thought.

Lenovo extends 'carbon offset' service to customers in India, Asia Pacific

Customers can choose from a range of projects overseen by the UN and ClimeCo, a voluntary carbon credits producer in the US.