Though the focus of his expertise is firmly rooted underground, Victor Lucero spends many hours each year working for the New ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

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

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

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

Researchers find that microbes on tree bark can alter greenhouse and toxic gases, shaping climate and air quality beyond ...

If you have cleaned up the vegetable garden and cut back your perennials, you might be feeling just a little smug — especially since this gardening guy admits he is behind you in completing those ...

When fall’s cold nights kill the flowers and cause so many of our trees and shrubs to drop their leaves, the bareness shines our focus on what’s left – for one thing, tree trunks. Trunks and their ...

So often we choose a tree because of its flowers, leaves, fall color or its fruit. Often, we forget about the bark. However, on many trees, the bark is the most interesting part of the tree. This can ...

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