Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new research published Jan ...

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

Researchers find that microbes on tree bark can alter greenhouse and toxic gases, shaping climate and air quality beyond ...

Many of the microbes living in bark can live off various gases. This is a process recently coined as “aerotrophy”, as in “air ...

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

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

Tiny, gas-eating microbes hidden in the bark of trees offer scientists a crucial clue in the fight against global warming.

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