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

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

Winter brings beauty to the Missouri Botanical Garden, but the cold can cause splits and cracks in trees. The cracks can become home to harmful insects. Cracks and splits in tree trunks are common and ...

Bark beetles are only about the size of a grain of rice. But for such tiny critters, they can take a big bite out of the forest. There are more than 100 species of bark beetles in Idaho, said Gina ...

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

Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities ...