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===== Fig trees convert atmospheric CO₂ to stone, research reveals ===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2025-07-fig-trees-atmospheric-stone-reveals.amp by European Association of Geochemistry 8/7/25 PHYS ORG] | |||
Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss scientists found that the trees could draw carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and store it as calcium carbonate 'rocks' in the surrounding soil. | |||
===== 'Right size, right place' approach required for climate adaptation plans ===== | ===== 'Right size, right place' approach required for climate adaptation plans ===== | ||
