In soil, microbes produce and consume methane. Using a technique called pool dilution, researchers can separate the rate of methane production and consumption from the net rate.

Soil is a massive reservoir of carbon, holding three times the amount of carbon than in the atmosphere. Soil is a massive reservoir of carbon, holding three times the amount of carbon than in the atmosphere.

A suite of experiments provide insight into how diopside reacts with carbon dioxide to form stable carbonate species.

Across the United States, organic carbon concentration imposes a primary control on river sediment respiration, with additional influences from organic matter chemistry.

Metabolomics analysis revealed differences in metabolome profiles for two distinct modes of fungal wood decay.

First-of-its-kind genomic catalog lends insight into previously unknown processes at the river’s edge.

A team from the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory published research, demonstrating that the soil microbes were directly involved in the stabilization of soil organic carbon and mineral weathering.

Researchers combined crystallographic data and computational studies to investigate plutonium-ligand bonding within a hybrid material construct.

A review article examines a decade of work on the atom-scale process of turning carbon dioxide into stable minerals.

PNNL researchers developed a hybrid quantum-classical approach for coupled-cluster Green’s function theory that maintains accuracy while cutting computational costs.

The size of the alkali metal within the material influences the crystallization pathway.

Providing a perspective on the importance of integrating experimental work with theory and simulations when designing new carbon capture solvents.

Combining advanced powder synthesis with solid state processing allows researchers to streamline oxide dispersion-strengthened steel fabrication.

Quantum simulators help navigate noise on GPU-based HPC systems.

Different sized helium cavities that form after ion irradiation are unevenly distributed in a ductile-phase toughened tungsten composite.

PNNL researchers have developed a new class of chemistry focused on carbon capture technology and made incremental strides in driving down costs.

Contributions from researchers across Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) were recently recognized in the preliminary findings of a Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) report.

Pacific Northwest marsh carbon stocks are twice the global average. Long-term sea-level rise impacts will likely decrease ecosystem carbon stocks.