carbon dioxide
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Perhaps the best-known examples of fermentation are in baking and brewing, where yeast breaks down sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Not only do they store up to five times more carbon dioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from storm surges and tsunamis.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Alternatives made from used cooking oil, cover crops and even captured carbon dioxide would have eased pressures on the beleaguered industry—if only there had been enough to go round.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
On Earth, carbon dioxide acts as an important greenhouse gas that helps retain heat.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Trees are great and beautiful machines, powered by sunlight, taking in water from the ground and carbon dioxide from the air, converting these materials into food for their use and ours.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
