Nature's carbon-capturing machines are working overtime. Plants worldwide are absorbing about 31% more carbon dioxide than scientists previously estimated, according to research published in Nature.

Columnist Shannon Brennan writes that we must continue to plant trees, shrubs and flowers to help contain the carbon level.

While a single plant is capable of fixing inorganic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, the entire ecosystem surrounding the ...

Replacing traditional construction materials with carbon-absorbing alternatives could cut global CO2 emissions by half, ...

They absorb carbon dioxide from the air while releasing water vapor and oxygen via photosynthesis—the process by which plants take in carbon dioxide and fix energy. Because of this, their leafy ...

Scientists have long sought ways to help plants turn more carbon dioxide (CO2) into biomass, which could boost crop yields and even combat climate change. Recent research suggests that a group of ...

We also need to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide gas that already exists in our environment. This is why trees and other plants are so important. They absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere ...

While federal land ecosystems in most states are sequestering carbon dioxide on average ... how much ecosystems absorb, since there’s more carbon in the air for plants to suck up.

A study from the U.S. Geological Survey found the ecosystems on California's public lands are losing the carbon they've ...