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

In a surprising twist of nature, certain fig trees in Kenya are doing more than just bearing fruit—they’re capturing carbon ...

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 ...

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

New research shows how Mars may have undone its own habitability, while Earth stayed stable enough to support life.

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

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were ...