Forests stabilised Earth`s CO2 levels millions of years ago

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:16

Researchers in the UK have identified a biological mechanism that could explain how the Earth`s atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate were stabilised over the past 24 million years.

`Fishes may be able to cope with rising CO2 levels`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2012, 09:55

As the Earth copes with rising carbon dioxide levels, some marine species are likely to be able to adapt to the predicted rising ocean temperatures.

Rising CO2 levels key factor in ending last Ice Age

Last Updated: Thursday, April 5, 2012, 19:11

A new study has provided compelling evidence that rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused much of the global warming that ended the last Ice Age.

Breeding crop plants could cut CO2 levels

Last Updated: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 14:47

Breeding crops that have roots a metre deeper in the soil could dramatically lower CO2 levels in the atmosphere, a leading University of Manchester scientist has claimed.