During photosynthesis, an enzyme called rubisco catalyzes a key reaction—the incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic ...

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

The ocean serves as Earth's largest dynamic carbon sink, absorbing 400 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) annually through ...

Scientists are designing a new living material that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air. It uses photosynthetic ...

Nature holds the original patent for storing light energy in molecules more successfully than in battery technologies.

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

The researchers found that compact “scrub” mangroves, dominated by Rhizophora mangle, kept absorbing about 294 grams of ...

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

Climate change is sapping the nutrients from a range of food. A new study finds that rising carbon dioxide and higher ...