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Tree-bark microbes can clean air by removing greenhouse and toxic gases

Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities ...
Phys.org

Trees reveal climate surprise: Microbes living in bark remove methane from the atmosphere

Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study published 24 July in Nature. While trees have long been known to benefit the climate by ...
Mongabay News on MSN

Hidden heroes: Australian tree bark microbes consume greenhouse & toxic gases

By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...
EurekAlert!

Trees reveal climate surprise – bark removes methane from the atmosphere

Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study published today (24 July) in Nature. While trees have long been known to benefit climate by ...
ZME Science on MSN

Microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees

Raymond Culbertson. We all know trees are climate heroes. They pull carbon dioxide out of the air, release the oxygen we ...
Anthropocene Magazine

A tree’s bark can take a staggeringly large bite out of climate change

Scientists in Australia spent five years peering into the microscopic world of bark, emerging with a description of a place ...