Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...
Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...
Metagenomic sequencing of tree bark microbiota indicated their ability to process some atmospheric gases, highlighting their ...
We all know trees are climate heroes. They pull carbon dioxide out of the air, release the oxygen we breathe, and help combat ...
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Australian researchers co-led by Southern Cross University have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. The trees' ...
Life on Earth relies upon an astonishingly short list of elements. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen compose the essential ...
Most days you move through the world without thinking about the invisible creatures that surround you. Yet one of them, a tiny marine organism called Solarion arienae, is quietly reshaping what you ...