A study is reframing a fundamental question in plant evolution: What made trees possible? Researchers from Cal Poly Humboldt, ...

In Miami—a place known for one of the most diverse tree canopies in the world—nearly half of the native trees may struggle to survive in the coming decades, a new University of Miami study indicates.

TREES HAVE STORIES to tell. Within their annual growth rings are records of drought and deluge, but scientists can also use them to reconstruct environmental pollution events. Tree rings can be used ...

A new study by Dr. Zoë Lindo, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at McGill University, and Jonathan Whiteley, a doctoral student in the same department, shows that large, ancient ...

Tammy Long got an idea of what science was all about when she went to Costa Rica as a college student. "My instructors basically said, 'There's the rainforest. Go find something that you'd be ...

As tree scientist, I am fascinated by the magnificent biology of trees. I also find it enthralling and encouraging that trees are being appreciated by writers around the world right now. Three fresh ...

It has been well over a month since Hurricane Sandy, and we still hear the buzzing roars of chain-saws in backyards, along streets and utility right-of-ways. Massive uprooted trees, heavy fallen limbs ...

American elm was once prized for planting along city streets and on college campuses due to its majestic vaselike crown. During the 20 th century, this tree species suffered tremendous decline due to ...

The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees is a nonprofit organization with a mission to preserve, protect and plant trees to enhance the quality of life and health for present and future generations in the ...