Plants’ secret second roots rewrite the climate playbook
Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes over three feet down tapping into hidden nutrient stores and potentially locking away carbon. A new study using deep-soil data from NEON reveals that these "bimodal" rooting systems are more common than previously believed and may play a powerful role in stabilizing ecosystems and fighting climate change.
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