Study shows hot leaves can’t catch carbon from the air. It’s bad news for rainforests – and Earth
- Written by Kristine Crous, Senior Lecturer, School of Science and Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University

On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest – a place where the density of trees forms an almost impenetrable mass of green.
Stepping into the forest can feel like stepping...