Illustration depicting the chemical journey of leaf wax

By dating leaf waxes, scientists can examine links between climate changes and carbon storage on land.
(This infographic was created by Eric S. Taylor at Woods Hole Oceanographic Graphic Services for Oceanus magazine, in collaboration with Kyrstin Fornace and Lonny Lippsett. Leaf wax comic characters by Kyrstin Fornace, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)