Thanks to their ability to absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forests have long been recognised as a key tool in the fight against climate change – but not all forests are equal. New ...

Scientists who were assessing the structure of different types of wood at the microscopic level have discovered a totally new type of wood. This wood is part of tulip trees, which are relatives of ...

Scientists have been dramatically underestimating how much carbon trees actually absorb from the atmosphere, and the discoveries emerging from recent research are reshaping our understanding of ...

Because it’s apparently too hard to cut the carbon emissions heating up the planet, many countries plan to sweep much of their pollution under the rug instead. This might be fine, except the rug will ...

Expanding tree canopy is one way to capture carbon and moderate temperatures on Earth, but a 2024 study says there could be unintended consequences to planting in the wrong locations. Restoring tree ...

Timber sale production in the Chatahochee National Forest in Georgia on July 31, 2017. Conservationists say National Forests need to be left alone now more than ever to maximize carbon capture. Some ...

Researchers at RMIT University are turning eucalyptus tree bark — which is generally treated as waste — into a porous carbon ...

Earlier this year, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, filled a device with bright-yellow powder, connected it to a tube, and stuck the tube through the wall of a lab. Over the next ...

The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future as global temperatures rise Vanessa Crooks The forest breathes! There is a ...

Waste eucalyptus bark can be turned into carbon material that cleans water, filters air, and traps carbon dioxide using a ...