Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...

It has been discovered that the bark of trees contains billions of tiny organisms that help purify the air and remove ...

Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...

Professor Greening added that the discovery could benefit both climate and human health. “In addition to being a climate-active gas, carbon monoxide is also a toxic air pollutant,” he said. “Tree ...

Metagenomic sequencing of tree bark microbiota indicated their ability to process some atmospheric gases, highlighting their ...

Tiny, gas-eating microbes hidden in the bark of trees offer scientists a crucial clue in the fight against global warming.

We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark ...

Learn how the trillions of microbes harbored in tree bark can help scrub the air of greenhouse and toxic gases.