The current prototype of the tree is steel and the energy made from it goes into the electricity grid and is used locally. “We haven’t yet optimized the structure,” says Revuz.

“You know in ‘The Lorax,’ the trees have these big pom-poms at the top and narrow trunks? These probably have a similar structure. You have this massive crown at the top, and then it does ...

He would scavenge for broken branches, twine and abandoned construction materials to build his own makeshift structures up in the trees. Today, Eising is managing director of Architects Pacific ...

Designer NewWind R&D has created a "silent" turbine called the Tree Vent that is supposed to blend into the landscapes which house it. It's a 36ft-tall structure made of steel with 72 artificial ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A study published in November in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA reveals that the world's oldest trees had a very different structure. Some 370 million years ago ...