Man From Senegal Ambitiously Aims to Plant 5 Million Trees Within 5 Years

Medicine & Technology Dec 29, 2022

An ambitious man from Senegal has been working toward planting 5 million trees within the span of 5 years. Read to know more about this visionary endeavor.

Wild Mistletoe: A Parasite Called a Kissing Plant for the Holidays But Named From Bird Poop

Dec 16, 2022

Mistletoe may hold a symbolic romantic holiday spirit when hung over a doorway, but this small parasitic plant is an unwelcome intruder in trees. Read the article to learn more about them.

Destructive Solar Storms May Not be Responsible for Radiation Shadows on Earth Trees

Nov 08, 2022

Destructive solar storms may not be responsible for the radiation spots observed in earth trees according to latest studies. Know more about this topic here, read now to continue!

Planting Trees in Dry Region May Lead to Rising Temperature [STUDY]

Oct 04, 2022

A team of scientists who used high-resolution spatial analysis to study the dry parts of Earth learned that planting trees may not help in keeping the planet cool. Read on to know what causes this effect.

‘Fitbits' May be Used in Urban Trees to Track Growth, Flowering, and Changing Leaves

Aug 24, 2022

Researchers argue that putting Fitbit-inspired devices on urban trees will provide data valuable for agriculture, which is vital for future climate change monitoring. Find out more about it in this article.

Olive Tree Infection Can be Diagnosed Using Machine-Learning Algorithm

Aug 23, 2022

Using a machine-learning algorithm, a research team is learning which olive trees are inclined to get more infected than others. Read to know more about it.

World's Tallest Tree Now Officially Off-Limits; National Park Officials Say Foot Traffic May Cause Soil Compaction, Damage to Nature's Greens

Aug 03, 2022

“We’ve lost 95 percent of old-growth redwoods,” the park officials said, following an announcement that the world’s tallest tree is off-limits. Read to know more.

Satellite Data Reveals in Detail How California Loses Its Trees Due to Wildfires and Other Pressures

Jul 25, 2022

In an unprecedented detail of satellite data over the span of 37 years, scientists show the reduced forest cover of California as grasslands take over the place of trees. Read the article to know more about this.

Extinct Oak Tree Species Rediscovered, Preservation At Work in Big Bend National Park

Jul 11, 2022

An oak tree believed to be extinct was rediscovered in Big Bend National Park. Read more about the species and the plan of actions the government and science community have to preserve the remaining specimen.

Common Toads in UK Discovered Living Up in Trees for the First Time

Jul 07, 2022

For the first time, scientists found that common toads live in nests and tree cavities located meters up from the ground. Read more about the unexpected discovery.

Amazon Users Can Tell Alexa to Grow a Tree, Donate $1 to Reforestation

Apr 13, 2022

Amazon takes a bold step to reforest certain parts of United States. Learn more about the tree-planting initiative.

Earth Has 14% More Tree Species Than Previously Thought: Why Does Diversity of Forests Matter?

Feb 01, 2022

Researchers used second world war codebreaking calculations that were employed at Bletchley Park and found over 9,000 undiscovered tree species, including rare and vulnerable to extinction trees.

Population of Tiny Bark Beetles are Booming: A Bad News for the Pine Trees in the Sierra Nevada

Dec 19, 2021

How can something so small as bark beetles destroy something so big? Climate change has caused the insect population to bloom and now threatens more pine trees in the Sierra Nevada.

City Lights Confuse Urban Trees: Study Shows Climate Change and Daylight Extension Alter Growing Patterns of Plants

Dec 01, 2021

A study on the effects of city lights and climate change on urban trees reveals that they sprout leaves a week earlier than their rural counterparts.

Beach Apple Poisonous Despite Fruity Appearance, Becomes More Toxic When It Rains

Nov 10, 2021

A tree species called Hippomane mancinella is considered as the most dangerous plant around the world due to the toxic sap it produces.