Our planet is home to all kinds of different plants, and they help make a lot of the oxygen we breathe. To find out how plants make oxygen, I asked my friend Balasaheb Sonawane. Sonawane is a ...

Ever wonder what happens to oxygen levels when leaves fall off the trees? Joe lets us know how we are still able to breathe.

Through all seasons, I visit Chatfield State Park weekly. Gradually, over the last few years, I watched the waters rise as 3,000 trees suffocated from lack of oxygen. The connective tree roots were ...

(The Conversation) – When wildfire smoke is in the air, doctors urge people to stay indoors to avoid breathing in harmful particles and gases. But what happens to trees and other plants that can’t ...

Trees are struggling to sequester heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) in warmer, drier climates, meaning that they may no longer serve as a solution for offsetting humanity's carbon footprint as the ...

A helicopter carries a water bucket to fight a wildfire near Richfield, Utah. (Photo by harpazo_hope via Getty Images) When wildfire smoke is in the air, doctors urge people to stay indoors to avoid ...