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

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

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

Researchers have found that certain fig trees native to Kenya have the remarkable ability to partially turn themselves into stone—while simultaneously producing fruit and fighting climate change.

Scientists have developed a new 'photosynthetic' material capable of absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere that could one day be used in buildings to combat climate change.

Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock groups (along with igneous and metamorphic rocks) and is formed in four main ways: by the deposition of the weathered remains of other rocks (known ...