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

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 08.03.2022 09:30 AM

“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

07.25.2022 04:08 AM

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

07.11.2022 08:00 AM

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

07.07.2022 10:00 AM

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

04.13.2022 03:27 AM

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?

02.01.2022 05:24 AM

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

12.19.2021 01:49 AM

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

12.01.2021 04:13 AM

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

11.10.2021 05:18 AM

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

Does Gardening Count as Exercise? Experts Claim It Good for Well Being, Reduce Stress

05.16.2021 23:46 PM

Gardening is often confined to its outputs, such as plants and trees without considering how growing them will improve people's health. Is gardening considered exercise?

Redwoods, World's Tallest Tree Could Be Even Bigger Than Previously Thought

03.02.2021 23:49 PM

Redwoods are known to be the world's tallest trees. But a novel laser technology reveals the true scale of their height, and it is bigger than previously thought.

Virtual Reality of Wisconsin Forest Takes Strollers to 2050

11.13.2020 06:00 AM

To make global warming "more real," researchers developed a virtual reality forest of the future.

Why Is Regrowing Forests Naturally Better Than Planting Trees?

11.02.2020 05:00 AM

A new global study suggests it would be better for forests to regrow naturally than plant new trees.

Nature's Giants: 5 of the Tallest Trees in the World

10.15.2020 21:54 PM

Most of the tallest trees in the world belong to the Sequoia sempervirens or the redwoods, but other species have also given birth to exceptional specimens. Here are five of the tallest trees in the world:

Lasers Can Now Measure Biomass in Giant Redwoods

10.15.2020 08:30 AM

New research from the University College London (UCL) demonstrates the first application of laser technology for the measurement of volume and biomass of giant trees - used in the great Californian redwoods in this case.

A Mother-of-Two Married to a Tree Celebrates First Wedding Anniversary

09.13.2020 08:00 AM

A 38-year-old woman has recently celebrated her first anniversary with a tree at Rimrose Valley Country Park in the United Kingdom.

Trees Grow Faster With Carbon Dioxide, but They Also Die Earlier

09.10.2020 08:00 AM

Forests absorb nearly 30 percent of the world's carbon gas emissions, making them natural carbon dioxide sinks. Researchers have recently analyzed why trees mature faster but die younger.

3 Plants to Grow That Could Withstand Climate Change in Your Backyard

07.16.2020 08:12 AM

Climate change can affect even plants in our backyard. How can we combat the this-worldly crisis, and how can specific choices in garden plants help? Click the link above to find out.

India: Street Vendors Lose 'Right to Shade' Under Trees

07.07.2020 00:11 AM

A recent study points out the importance of urban trees to street vendors. The research focuses on Indian vendors and how much they rely on trees not only for shade but also for their emotional and spiritual well-being.

Urban Trees Reduce Pollution and Heatwaves

02.26.2020 21:22 PM

Instead of constructing buildings and roads, it's hightime for people in the urban regions to think about planting trees as they reduce pollution and protect us from heatwaves.

Immortal Tree: RNA Analysis of Ginkgo biloba Show That the Tree is Not Aging

01.15.2020 11:14 AM

Ginkgo biloba is known to be one of the oldest species of trees in the world and this left scientists curious as to why.