And, it's easy to grow – in fact, in some cases, a little too easy. 'Bamboo plants – especially those planted in wetter, ...

Grown throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas, bamboo refers to any one of about 1,450 species in the Poaceae family. Most varieties of bamboo are incredibly hardy, and grow well in both ...

The NOVA team of experts in "China Bridge" lashed together the wooden structure of their Rainbow Bridge using rope woven with strips of bamboo. Bamboo rope may come as a surprise to many ...

And some scientists say bamboo could also help reduce climate change. As bamboo grows, it quickly absorbs a lot of planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Then if people use the bamboo to ...

Like trees, bamboo plants sequester carbon as they grow and can act as carbon sinks, storing more carbon than many tree species. A plantation of bamboo can store 401 tonnes of carbon per hectare ...