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.
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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 ...
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
Researchers have figured out a way to 'plug' into electrical power generated by trees. It has been a well known ...
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 ...
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