A culture collection of more than 500 fungal strains from seawater, sediments and seaweeds is helping scientists better understand marine fungi.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’ atmosphere may have looked like.

Their carcasses and faeces are also important to the ocean.

Tree planting can help address the climate and biodiversity crises – but only in the right circumstances.

But this is no long-term solution for storing carbon.

Here’s what to look out for.

If we want to reduce carbon emissions and preserve planetary ecosystems, we need to protect our soils.

Even this radical scenario wouldn't be as effective as it may first seem.

The UK's marshes, bogs and fens provided the bare necessities of daily life for many centuries.

It depends on where and how it's grown, and how it is disposed of or recycled.