Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...
Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...
Most people tend to overlook tree bark as rather uninteresting, at best. It’s too bad, because bark is a fascinating and often attractive plant “invention,” and is actually rather complex in its ...
Spruce bark beetles don’t just tolerate their host tree’s chemical defenses—they actively reshape them into stronger ...
Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.
Learn how the trillions of microbes harbored in tree bark can help scrub the air of greenhouse and toxic gases.