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This tree is live-tweeting climate change — and it needs a hug
With a little help from a team of researchers, we get to see what climate change looks like from the ...
These researchers want to put “Fitbits” on urban trees to see when and how they grow
Sensors are getting cheaper, and they can be used for more than just tracking your run.
A neural network has learned to identify tree species from satellite
A very useful tool for forest management.
Willow trees could help clean wastewater and produce drugs, fuel in the process
Waste not, want not?
Humanity is making trees grow less and live shorter lives
Its a bad time to be a tree.
US trees decimated by invasive species
We need to start being more serious about protecting the trees.
Ethiopia “breaks” tree-planting record: 350 million trees in a day
If this is true, it's very good news.
This tree stump shouldn’t be alive — but it’s fed by its neighbors
Are trees superorganisms?
The Earth has room for a trillion more trees — which might be our best bet against climate change
A new study shows that there's still plenty of room for almost a billion hectares of forest.
The birth of forests helped drive two massive, ancient extinctions
They did not come in peace.
Scientists map global “Internet of Mushrooms”
“I haven’t seen anybody do anything like that before,” researchers commented.
NASA wants you to take photos of trees — to see how much carbon they can store
Help NASA by looking at trees.
Oldest tree in eastern North America found in a swamp: it’s 2,624 years old
Researchers desperately call for the protection of this area, of which 99% has already been destroyed.
Trees help keep cities cool and cozy — especially if there’s a lot of them
In truth, all cities in the world would benefit from planting more trees.
Scientists sequence genomes of world’s tallest trees
The redwood has the 2nd largest genome in the world.
Urban ‘forests’ can store almost as much carbon as tropical rainforests
We should appreciate what we have -- and I mean trees.
Meet the oldest tree in Europe
A Heldreich pine discovered in southern Italy has been thriving for more than 1230 years.
Higher temperature and more CO2 is good for trees, but overall climate change will damage forests
It could start a self-reinforcing loop.
Chicago tree map reveals intriguing pattern: trees seem to reduce crime rate
The benefits that trees provide -- both in terms of the environment and our health -- should not be understated.
Tree-on-a-chip mimics passive pumping mechanism found in plants and trees
MIT found an elegant solution to a complex problem.
Meet the deadliest tree in the world. It’s so dangerous you could die just by standing underneath it
The story of the manchineel -- a tree that grows on the coast of tropical locations -- and why should ...
Manchester, UK, plans to plant a tree for every man, woman, and child in the city
Manchester officials have announced plans for a City of Trees: 3 million new trees will be added to the city ...
This is the tallest tropical tree in the world
Biologists have located the world's tallest tropical tree, a 94.1-metre (309-foot) specimen in Borneo. I
At 1075 years old, this is Europe’s oldest inhabitant
A Bosnian Pine from Greece has been dated to be at least 1075 years old, making it the oldest living ...
Tallest tree in the Tropics is only a few meter shorter than Big Ben
A Yellow Meranti tree that towers at about 89.5m tall was discovered by Cambridge researchers in Malaysia.
NASA just developed a way of detecting underground fungi – from space
A team of NASA researchers has developed the first ever method for identifying and studying underground forest fungi from outer ...
The circle of life shows how all of the 2.3 million known species fit together
The latest, most complete tree is the result of a three-year effort by researchers from over a dozen institutions from ...
Devastating photos of the world’s deforestation
Recently, we wrote an article about the biggest tree census ever conducted, and the results were pretty grim. Sure, there ...
The Number of Trees has Halved Since Human Civilization Emerged
Today, the Earth has approximately 3 trillion trees left standing - about 422 per person - but we've already cut ...
Young and in its prime: famous California tree is “only” 777 years old
They call it "Tree 76", because it stands 76 meters tall (249 feet) above the Muir Woods floor in California. ...
The Heaviest Living Organism in the World
What is the heaviest living creature in the world? It's not an elephant or a blue whale, the heaviest organism ...
Elephant overhunting kills Tropical Forest as well in cascading effect
We're used to hearing how elephants are driven off by habitat lost, but never the other way around. Researchers at University of ...
Trees could be used for high tech energy storage devices
When you think of timber technology, the first things that come to mind may be constructing homes, wooden tools and, ...
Trees can capture 50% of particulate pollution cities
Trees planted along a city street could screen residents from sun and noise - but more importantly, they can also ...
Acacia trees deal addiction to bodyguard ants
A strange evolutionary alliance between trees and the ants that guard them has a sinister explanation, a new study suggests, ...
The most colorful tree in the world: The Rainbow Eucalyptus tree
At a first glance, this tree seems like it was a victim of graffiti vandalism. But if you'll look closer, ...
How tall can a tree grow? Upper limit close to 100m
The tallest tree in the world, called Hyperion, has a height of 115.61m and is located in Redwoods, California. Obviously ...
The 100 year old Belgian talking tree
Well the title is a bit deceiving, so let me clear this out a bit: this 100 year old Belgian ...
Electricity from trees
You're not going to power too many devices with electricity from trees. But it is a very interesting phenomenon.
In sickness and in … green
The city administration of Balikpapan (in East Kalimantan) has issued a new rule which will definitely please those interested in ...
