Viruses play a far more active role in Earth's carbon cycle than previously understood, according to new research that reveals how they infect and control microbes responsible for carbon production in ...

Tropical forests store more than 60% of the world's vegetation biomass and are among the most important ecosystems for regulating the global carbon cycle and climate. However, their regulatory role is ...

Beavers are emerging as unlikely climate champions after scientists discovered their dams and wetlands can trap huge amounts ...

Tiny ants could affect carbon storage in the soil and alter the global climate balance, according to scientists.