When we talk about carbon removal, the conversation often feels like science fiction. Machines that suck CO₂ directly from the air, forests genetically engineered to grow faster, mineral powders ...

Woods Hole researchers, Adam Subhas (left) and Chris Murray, conducted a series of lab experiments earlier this year to test the impact of an alkaline substance, known as sodium hydroxide, on copepods ...

Reducing fossil fuel emissions entering the atmosphere is critical to mitigating global warming, but it is not enough to combat climate change. The atmosphere already contains billions of tons of ...

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN reporter Fionna Samuels about her recent C&EN cover story concerning ocean alkalinity enhancement as a method to combat ...

On a special episode (first released on March 6, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast:What if we can slow climate change by giving the ocean an antacid? It’s called ocean alkalinity enhancement and it’s ...

Humanity has a long track record of making big changes with little forethought. From fossil fuels to AI, plastics to pesticides, we love innovating away our problems, only to find we’ve created ...