Planting trees has long been touted as a major tool in the fight against climate change. And on the surface, that makes a lot ...

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It's well-known that trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air to create their structure's organic building blocks. Some trees ...

Scientists have discovered that some fig trees in Kenya can absorb carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air and turn it into ...

Fig souring (or sour rot) renders fruit inedible. It’s caused by yeast and bacteria, usually spread by insects. You’ll know it by the fermented smell, clear ooze from the fig’s eye and eventually, ...

Daniel Goldberg of Richmond’s Feral Ecology invited the public to join in its summer harvest of backyard and streetside loquat trees this year, and a plum harvest is up next.

Unlike conventional trees that store carbon temporarily in organic matter, the species is capable of converting the ...

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 dioxide from the air and turning it into stone. Scientists discovered these ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A couple weeks ago we discussed various types of fig trees which perform well in ...

Touch the fruit. Not all figs show obvious signs of ripening. Some, including the popular LSU Gold cultivar, remain green ...