Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have analyzed 96 years of forest census data to better understand ...

In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.

All forests experience a finite life cycle – a sequence of transitions where species thrive or perish based on sunlight, ...

Take a walk outside today. Look left, look right and then look up. What do you see? Or more importantly, what do you not see?

How to plant a Miyawaki forest The Miyawaki method involves densely planting a variety of native species. These trees and plants benefit each other and attract birds and beneficial bugs to create ...

Global warming could push tropical forests to a point where photosynthesis fails and trees die. The ramifications are huge, scientists say.

By planting Mother Trees such as the Juçara palms in the forest, the biome will receive an extra boost of support to thrive. This is because these plants will facilitate the growth of other ...

Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa ...

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago,” according to a Chinese proverb. “The second best time is now.” Dozens of volunteers, environmentalists, government workers … ...