As a branch of astronomy, star formation includes the study of the interstellar medium (ISM) and giant molecular clouds (GMC) as precursors to the star formation process, and the study of protostars and young stellar objects as its immediate products.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) (or carbon capture and sequestration) is the process of capturing waste carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources, such as fossil fuel power plants, transporting it to a storage site, and depositing it where it will not enter the atmosphere, normally an underground geological formation.
Ros Gleadow: Yes, what I work on is the direct effect of carbon dioxide on plants, and plants increase in efficiency when you grow them at high carbon dioxide, and that means they can allocate more resources for defence against pests, and that's really fantastic for the plants but it's not good for the animals that eat them.