A study published Dec. 29 in Environmental Science & Technology, a journal of the American Chemical Society, found that ...

A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones ...

Scientists have discovered that wildfires emit far more air-polluting gases than earlier estimates suggested. These hidden ...

Scientists have uncovered new details explaining why iron oxide minerals are such effective long-term carbon traps in soils.

VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, are compounds that contain carbon atoms and that, at room temperature, easily evaporate. Too small to see and virtually omnipresent both indoors and out, they can ...

Elemental analysis offers scientists a method of determining the elements present in an organic compound, and in what quantity. Various fields of science rely on this type of analysis for research, ...

In 2013, the Curiosity rover drilled this hole, which measures about 0.6 inches wide and 2.6 inches deep, into martian rock. The sample is now thought to contain long-chain organic molecules. NASA / ...

Shampoo, body lotion, dishwashing soap, caulking compounds, room deodorizers, household cleaners, paint removers, flooring, carpet and pressed-wood products are just a few of the thousands of consumer ...

As fires burn the landscape, they spew airborne gases and particles, though their impact on air pollution might be ...

Organic compound emissions from wildland fires could be 21 per cent higher than previously thought, according to study ...