Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into ...

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

Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ...

Learn about the ability of some fig trees to store atmospheric carbon dioxide and turn it into stone, a process that could ...

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

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Some fig trees can convert atmospheric CO2 into calcium carbonate, a process known as the oxalate carbonate pathway, ...

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Fig tree in Africa. Credit: Mike Rowley Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found.

The team first identified the fig tree species that produce calcium carbonate by squirting weak hydrochloric acid onto the trees and looking for bubbles – a sign of CO 2 being released from ...