BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s common knowledge that living trees and plants absorb carbon, aiding climate change mitigation. However, new research from the University of Vermont suggests that dead ...

Study finds fruit-based agroforestry can store vast carbon while boosting farmer incomes nearly 5X conventional cropping.

Forests with many tree species can store significantly more carbon than those with only one species: An international study led by the University of Freiburg, published in Global Change Biology, ...

When it comes to carbon, humanity has two pressing problems. First, there’s too much of it in the atmosphere. The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has increased by about 50% since the start ...

It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or 'sequester,' more carbon. It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or ...

Populus, a new eco-friendly hotel in downtown Denver, doesn't just invite guests to stay in a hotel designed to resemble an aspen tree. The creators of the striking 13-story tower, which opened last ...

The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen and sugar for growth out. In a world where atmospheric carbon dioxide levels ...