We all know that trees are an important part of our climate efforts. But we usually envision this as lush forests soaking up ...

Mars has long captured humanity’s imagination, especially given the tantalizing evidence of ancient river valleys and ...

Scientists discovered that fig trees in Kenya can store carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate rocks inside their trunks and ...

Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...

An analysis led by the University of Chicago of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why the planet was ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

What can the climate history of Mars teach scientists about whether the Red Planet once had the ingredients for life as we ...

By discovering carbonate rocks, NASA's Mars rovers may have unlocked the key to understanding the fate of the Red Planet's ...

UChicago-led analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most ...

Fusulines thrived in cold seas but vanished twice when warming from volcanoes rapidly spiked ocean carbon levels.