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

An analysis led by the University of Chicago of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why the planet was ...

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

Remote Sensing is widely used in the field of geology for lithology mapping, mineral identification, and demarcation of regional structural features. In the present study, multifrequency (L and S-band ...

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

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

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

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting environments for long stretches in the ancient past, a new study suggests.

In view of the limited studies on the paleokarst systems in the pre-salt succession of the Santos Basin, Brazil, this paper aims to present the findings on the characterization of the possible ...

What can the climate history of Mars teach scientists about whether the Red Planet once had the ingredients for life as we ...