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Weathering of huge amounts of tiny rocks could be a means to reduce the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. While this is normally a slow natural process during which minerals chemically bind CO2 ...

This means that weathering rocks could be a source of CO 2, rather than the commonly assumed sink. Up to now, measuring the release of this CO 2 from weathering organic carbon in rocks has proved ...

of chemical weathering, drawing down more CO2 and bringing the climate down to today's more moderate temperatures. "In retrospect, our results make a lot of sense," Catling said.

ERW aims to turbocharge a natural geological process called weathering. Weathering is the breakdown of rocks by carbonic acid, which forms when carbon dioxide in the air or soil dissolves into water.

Mapping nutrient profiles in rocks to their potential for carbon uptake could help drive conservation considerations. Areas with higher levels of rock nitrogen weathering may be able to sequester more ...

Reactions between rocks, rain and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have helped to stabilise the climate throughout Earth’s history, but they won’t prevent our carbon emissions from causing ...

To study the weathering of organic carbon in rocks, the team used a tracer element called rhenium. Rhenium is released into water when the organic carbon in rocks reacts with oxygen.

A new study based on data from Zhurong’s first 60 sols (roughly 62 Earth days) on the planet reveals how weather and interaction with water altered the rocks around Zhurong's landing site over ...