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

By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...

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

It has been discovered that the bark of trees contains billions of tiny organisms that help purify the air and remove ...

What we discovered has changed how we think about trees. Bark was long assumed to be largely biologically inert in relation ...

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 ...

Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study published 24 July in Nature. While trees have long been known to benefit the climate by ...

Professor Greening added that the discovery could benefit both climate and human health. “In addition to being a climate-active gas, carbon monoxide is also a toxic air pollutant,” he said. “Tree ...

Learn how the trillions of microbes harbored in tree bark can help scrub the air of greenhouse and toxic gases.