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 ...

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

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

Raymond Culbertson. We all know trees are climate heroes. They pull carbon dioxide out of the air, release the oxygen we ...

Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species ...

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

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

Then there is the fungus, Beauveria bassiana. This fungus is neither the tree’s nor the beetle’s friend; as a pathogenic ...

Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by first assessing the type of damage. Once you know the severity, you have a ...