After all, that’s how plants deal with carbon dioxide; by harnessing sunlight ... better exploit the full solar spectrum as they can absorb light at longer wavelengths that extend into the ...

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.

As greenhouse gas concentrations in the air continue to climb, plants are faced with a veritable feast of carbon dioxide, which they use alongside water and sunlight to photosynthesize. While years of ...

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

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 ...

Trees and plants are oxygen generating factories that cleanse air, absorb carbon dioxide and supply oxygen for animals and humans to breathe. Deforestation and urbanization have left us with ...

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 ...