Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...
By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...
Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities ...
Metagenomic sequencing of tree bark microbiota indicated their ability to process some atmospheric gases, highlighting their ...
Scientists in Australia spent five years peering into the microscopic world of bark, emerging with a description of a place ...
Raymond Culbertson. We all know trees are climate heroes. They pull carbon dioxide out of the air, release the oxygen we ...
Enzymes known as kinases play a critical role in cell growth, metabolism and signaling in a multitude of organisms across the tree of life—from algae to helminths to mammals. Now, scientists have ...
The deadly decline of Britain’s native oak trees may be driven by an unexpected accomplice: their own smell. Scientists have discovered that trees affected by Acute Oak Decline (AOD) emit distinct ...