New research has found that tree species diversity can play a crucial role in protecting forests from the growing threat of ...

One small detail can help separate similar-looking tree leaves. Compare the leaf margins of black cherry, American hornbeam, and American beech and you'll see fine teeth, double teeth, and single ...

Written by Smithsonian botanist W. John Kress, the book details more than 300 North American tree species in words, maps and photographs—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted Jennie Rothenberg ...

It took one drone, 300 million laser data points and seven teams of students on foot to map Wake Forest University's trees.

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By Fernanda Wenzel A few tree species are key to restoring biodiversity and carbon storage in deforested areas of the ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Observing and identifying trees is a type of play that benefits kids in multiple ways. For starters, research has found that simply being around trees improves cognitive development and lowers the ...

When you walk through a forest, it may feel like a static setting where very little is happening. But trees are constantly interacting and reacting to each other as they grow. There’s intense ...