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

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

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

Scientists have discovered that some fig trees in Kenya can absorb carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air and turn it into ...

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

Some fig trees can convert surprisingly large amounts ... The trees known to store carbon in this way include the iroko tree ...

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a decree to save a much-loved century-old fig tree from being cut down to make way for a Chinese-funded highway in the capital Nairobi.

“Okay, you can plant a new fig tree.” In an African household that was the closest I would get to a parental apology. Why, in this time of loss, did a damaged tree sting so much?

Strangler fig is a fascinating tree and American tropical native in south Florida producing a continuous food crop -- even as it kills its host.