Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new ...

A passage from Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, now widely known online as the fig tree metaphor, has become a rallying cry for ...

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 ‘ ... Fig Tree in Africa.

Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ensuring that the carbon is kept out of the air for longer ...

F iddle leaf fig care is essential for the overall health of this bright, beautiful, and designer-approved plant. Its large leaves and undeniably impressive trunk are a great way to draw attention to ...

Higher temperatures make it difficult for fig tree pollinators. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 09 / 220923121659.htm. Uppsala University.

Wild fig trees may provide an inexpensive, effective way to monitor mercury pollution near artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites throughout the Global South, a recent study suggests ...

Former Trumbull First Selectman Ken Halaby and his wife, Linda, pose next to one of the fig trees they grow around their home in Trumbull, Conn. Aug. 21, 2023.