Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...

Many of the microbes living in bark can live off various gases. This is a process recently coined as “aerotrophy”, as in “air ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...

Bark beetle damage has more than doubled for two consecutive years as warmer winters extend the insects' active season across ...

HARRISON, TN - January 13, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Bark Busters Tree Service has formalized a storm response protocol ...