New Atlas

Plants may be absorbing 20% more CO2 than we thought, new models find

There’s little good news to report in the field of research surrounding climate change and its far-reaching impacts on the planet, yet an international team of scientists may have found a small ...
Reuters

Fact Check: CO2 does help plants grow, but it is still bad for global warming

The use of extra carbon dioxide (CO2) in commercial greenhouses to aid plant growth is being touted online to falsely imply climate-change warnings are a “scam”. Experts say while CO2 can help some ...
The Conversation

Malnourished bugs: Higher CO2 levels make plants less nutritious, hurting insect populations

Ellen Welti receives funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) grants 1556280 and 1440484. Grasshopper populations, like those of many other insects, ...
Science Daily

Elevated CO2 levels cause mineral deficiency in plants resulting in less nutritious crops

For years, scientists have seen enhanced photosynthesis as one of the only possible bright sides of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) -- since plants use carbon dioxide for ...
Fast Company

High CO2 levels will wreck plants’ nutritional value, so don’t plan on surviving on vegetables

We know that rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are raising global temperatures and creating unstable and extreme weather patterns that will continue to threaten communities across the ...