Dendrochronology is the practice of using tree rings to determine the age of a tree. But tree rings have a lot more to tell ...

Spruce tree needles contain tiny gold particles — and they could indicate large gold deposits beneath the surface.

A new study from Boston University researchers found that the city's oak trees have more pathogens and plant decomposers.

A new University of Alberta study helps get at the root of why residents—particularly in a small city—plant and maintain ...

Microbes living with urban trees help them survive heat and pollution. Protecting these tiny organisms can make urban forests ...

Josep “Pep” Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project, says he believes countries large and small need to ...

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As the world is gathering in Brazil at the world’s biggest climate summit, the trees in the Amazon are telling a story themselves. The trees are getting bigger, almost as if they’re on steroids. And, ...

Many trees could expand their ranges by more than 25 percent based on their potential temperature tolerances. During his recent yearlong sabbatical, Daniel Laughlin led a study that found trees can ...

Compounds emitted by trees, diterpenes, could have a previously unconsidered impact on the formation of particles in the ...

Trees are growing even bigger in the Amazon rainforest - despite climate change, reveals new research. Average tree size across the world’s largest tropical rainforest has increased by 3.2% every ...