Tree Rings, Droughts and Climate Change

Medicine & Technology May 30, 2019

Tree rings no longer just speak of the years the tree has lived, they can also be used to tell how long climate change has been causing droughts.

Forest Thinning is a Benefit for Threatened Beetles

May 28, 2019

Researchers evaluated how management has impacted wood-inhabiting beetles connected with oak trees

2,624-Year-Old Tree Still Standing Strong Along North Carolina's Black River

May 14, 2019

Scientists found that there are trees which are over 2,000 years old in the undisturbed part of the Black River in North Carolina.

Four Ways Why Having Trees Around is Important

Apr 27, 2019

The value of trees in the environment, may it be urban or rural

Toxic Soil Hinder Tree Seedlings From Growing

Apr 08, 2019

New tree seedlings could not flourish when they stay close to home because the toxic soil just won’t let them.

Researchers Have Figured Out How Much Trees We Need to Cool Down the City

Apr 03, 2019

A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin has computed for the number of trees needed for a breezier city.

Trees Move From The Eastern U.S. To The Western Part: An Outcome Of The Rapid Climate Change

May 18, 2017

A recent study unveils that trees from the eastern U.S. are gradually shifting to the western part of the nation due to the rapid climate change.

Southern California’s Urban Trees: Ravaged By Insects & Diseases

May 18, 2017

Unprecedented numbers of trees are being damaged by pests and diseases in Southern California. Procedures are being made to either save the trees or to replace them.

Over 60,000 Species Of Trees Inhabit Earth

Apr 14, 2017

The Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) in the UK has come put with a comprehensive list of 60,000+ species of trees.

Database Explores The Extinction Threat Of The Rare Tree Species

Apr 06, 2017

A recent global survey report explores that 9,600 tree species are facing the risk of extinction.

Forest Does Not Only Absorb CO2 But Affects Cooling Of Earth Too

Mar 29, 2017

Scientists have found out that forest does not only absorb CO2 but it also affects water cycle too.

Plant Cuticles Of Moss Actually Protects The Plant From Water Loss

Mar 13, 2017

An international research team led by Professor Ralf Reski has found that the cuticles on moss actually protect them from water loss. those cuticles cover themselves with waxy epidermal cells.

Ants Do Not Eat Leaves: They Use Them To Grow Fungus Garden For Food And Space

Mar 09, 2017

Leaf-cutting ants can learn which plants are not suitable for the fungus gardens that supply their food.Their success as farmers has made leafcutter ants into fungus tycoons, complete with their own underground cities and huge half-inch soldiers to patrol them

Ancient Pre-Columbian People helped The Amazon Rainforest To Form Shape

Mar 03, 2017

Most biologically diverse rain forest once used to be the home of pre-Columbian peoples. Scientists found that those pre-Columbian peoples made the Amazon rainforest in shape. They have cultivated more than 85 of plants those were used as foods, shelter or other purposes

Earth: Home to More than Three Trillion Trees

Sep 07, 2015

A group of scientists has found that there is an estimated 3 trillion trees in the world when compared with the start of human civilization, the number has tumbled down to roughly 46%.