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

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, ...

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

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still ...

Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ensuring that the carbon is kept out of the air for longer ...

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

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

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

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

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

The grey patches are likely lichen, a combination of a fungus and an algae. It is harmless to you and the tree. It is common ...