Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

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A viral claim suggested trees can explode in the Arctic cold. That's not entirely true, though they do crack under the pressure.

Winter can be a tough time for gardeners and lovers of beautiful foliage and flowers. With so much of nature lying dormant, often under layers of snow or ice, the colorful blossoms of spring and ...

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from predators that might be lurking in the forest below. But certain species of ...

A new study has revealed that bark microbes feed off harmful greenhouse gases. The microbes studied eliminated different gases, depending on whether they lived in wetland, mangrove, or upland forests.

Australian researchers co-led by Southern Cross University have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. The trees' bark harbours trillions of microbes that help scrub the air of greenhouse ...

Luke Jeffrey receives funding from the Australian Research Council through an ARC DECRA Fellowship. Chris Greening receives funding from the Australian Research Council, National Health & Medical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. boris misevic knqZ N qJQk unsplash Boris Misevic/Unsplash, CC BY We all know trees are climate heroes. They pull carbon dioxide ...

The bark of a single tree can be home to trillions of bacteria, and these microbes may have an important but neglected role in controlling greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The total surface ...