carbon monoxide

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State media initially reported four deaths and dozens trapped after levels of carbon monoxide -- a highly toxic, odourless gas -- in the mine were found to have "exceeded limits".

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

A rom-com need not be a sparkling shelf covered with bon-bons, but it shouldn’t be a nauseating cloud of carbon monoxide that makes you want to flee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Marks told the inquest there was reason to suspect the teenagers' deaths were due to "carbon monoxide poisoning" but the exact cause of death was still pending.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Before JWST, researchers relied on ground-based telescopes to measure molecules such as water and carbon monoxide in exoplanet atmospheres.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

There are small traces of nitrogen, water vapor, argon, carbon monoxide and other gases, but the only hydrocarbons or carbohydrates present are there in less than 0.1 parts per million.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan