Let’s put on our walking shoes for a little experiment. How long does it take to walk around the outer perimeter of a tree’s leafy canopy? Naturally it depends on the tree’s age and size. A young tree ...

Long-term data from real forests indicate leaf stomata constrain gains: carbon uptake is traded for water, keeping biomass and storage uneven.

The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen and sugar for growth out. In a world where atmospheric carbon dioxide levels ...