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December 24, 2024
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Dec. 17, 2024 Economists looked at test scores and school attendance for Chicago-area kids before and after a bug infestation wiped out the city's ash trees. Education outcomes for low-income students went down, highlighting how the impacts of ecosystem ...
Dec. 16, 2024 When and where to plant tree seedlings to restore forests after wildfires has a lot to do with shrubs, finds a new ...
Dec. 16, 2024 On February 2, 1887, residents of Punxsutawney Pennsylvania consulted a large rodent regarding the arrival of spring, marking the first official celebration of Groundhog Day. Our ability to predict ...
Dec. 10, 2024 While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The study aims to help urban planners choose ...
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Dec. 10, 2024 Fast-growing and small-seeded tree species are dominating Brazilian forests in regions with high levels of deforestation and degradation, a new study ...
Dec. 4, 2024 Coconut palms are king throughout the tropics, serving as the foundation for human lives and cultures across the Pacific Ocean for centuries. ...
Dec. 3, 2024 Plant species can fulfill different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely related to each other. This surprising conclusion was reached by a global analysis of around 1.7 million ...
Dec. 2, 2024 Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an 'extraordinary' ...
Nov. 25, 2024 Apples rank among the world's most valuable fruit crops, with production spanning more than 100 countries. Some apple trees naturally develop into what farmers call 'spur-type' varieties -- compact ...
Nov. 20, 2024 Forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of being damaged and especially vulnerable is the introduced lodgepole ...
Nov. 19, 2024 A new study measuring access to nature for eight major global cities found most still have inadequate canopy cover, despite access to an abundance of ...
Nov. 18, 2024 Southeast Asia's tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm plantations. With global demand for palm oil ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Forests provide biodiversity, ecosystem functions, income and much more. How can these diverse and seemingly diverging demands be met? An international research team addressed this question by ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Fifty years of change on iconic limestone pavements has revealed mixed fortunes for one of the most distinctive landscapes in the UK. The findings, ...
Earlier Headlines
More Evidence That Europe's Ancient Landscapes Were Open Woodlands: Oak, Hazel and Yew Were Abundant
Nov. 13, 2024 A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant in Europe's forests before modern humans arrived, strengthening the argument that ancient ...
Nov. 12, 2024 A recent study on Cryptomeria japonica plots shows that trees dissipate wind energy by switching between two swaying behaviors at specific wind speeds, offering insights that may help in improved ...
Nov. 12, 2024 Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. Researchers have now made the southernmost discovery of amber in the ...
Nov. 8, 2024 Using a computer model that reveals how plants grow thicker over time, biologists have uncovered how cells are activated to produce wood tissue. Understanding the genetic and molecular signals behind ...
Nov. 7, 2024 Tree planting has been widely touted as a cost-effective way of reducing global warming, due to trees' ability to store large quantities of carbon from the atmosphere. But, an international ...
Nov. 6, 2024 When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The ...
Nov. 1, 2024 Ancient cultural burning practices carried out by Indigenous Australians limited fuel availability and prevented high intensity fires in southeastern Australia for thousands of years, according to ...
Nov. 1, 2024 As heatwaves become more intense, cities are looking for strategies that can help keep neighborhoods cooler. A new tool has already helped identify potential solutions in Houston, a city where the ...
Oct. 25, 2024 What is the 'most Canadian' animal? Spoiler: it's not the beaver, or the moose. A new study ranks species of terrestrial vertebrates in Canada by their level of Canadian evolutionary ...
Oct. 24, 2024 Decades after it was first found in Japan, a crustacean species with unique black-and-white coloring resembling a panda has been confirmed to be new to ...
Oct. 24, 2024 New research has revealed Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native bee in Western Australia's South West region, which is one of the world's most ...
Oct. 18, 2024 Specific molecular property of lignin in trees determines difficulty of using microbial fermentation to turn trees and other plants into industrial ...
Oct. 15, 2024 Researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound more like sound effects ...
Oct. 15, 2024 An international team of botanists finds no proof of extinctions in Centinela, but abundant evidence that Centinela's flora lives on in the scattered remaining fragments of coastal ...
Oct. 14, 2024 Seven of the most common forest trees in Europe have been shown to be able to shelter their genetic diversity from major shifts in environmental conditions. This is despite their ranges having shrunk ...
Oct. 2, 2024 Exposure to megafire smoke can reduce yields of almond, walnut and pistachio trees. Study shows smoke reduces a tree's energy reserves long after a fire ...
Sep. 27, 2024 A new study suggests that an ordinary old log could help refine strategies to tackle climate change. A team of researchers analyzed a 3,775-year-old log and the soil it was excavated from. Their ...
Sep. 26, 2024 Squinting into the treetops won't reveal the tiny organisms up there. But these creatures leave clues, in the form of DNA, on the leaves and branches. Now, researchers report that they have ...
Sep. 25, 2024 Tree-ring data reveal that periodic shifts in strong winds high above the Earth's surface have driven opposite climates in different parts of Europe for the past 700 years and likely much ...
Sep. 25, 2024 The Eiffinger's tree frog found in Japan has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental stages to reduce the risk of contaminating their small ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- More Evidence That Europe's Ancient Landscapes Were Open Woodlands: Oak, Hazel and Yew Were Abundant
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Facing the Wind: How Trees Behave Across Various Forest Settings and Weather Events
- First Amber Find on the Antarctic Continent
Friday, November 8, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Indigenous Cultural Burning Has Protected Australia's Landscape for Millennia, Study Finds
- Trees Cool Better Than Reflective Roofs in Vulnerable Houston Neighborhoods
Friday, October 25, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Crustacean With Panda-Like Coloring Confirmed to Be a New Species
- Marri Trees a Lifeline for Many Native Bee Species in Biodiversity Hotspot
Friday, October 18, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Seven New Frog Species Discovered in Madagascar: Sounds Like Something from Star Trek
- Modern Mass Extinction in an Ecuadorean Cloud Forest Found to Be a Mirage
Monday, October 14, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Friday, September 27, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Harvests, Wildfires, Epidemics: How the Jet Stream Has Shaped Extreme Weather in Europe for Centuries
- These Tadpoles Have Discovered a Unique Way of Not Contaminating Their Water Supply: Not Pooping
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- A New Forecasting Model Based on Gene Activity Predicts When Japan's Cherry Buds Awake from Dormancy
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Monday, September 16, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Environmental Laws Failing to Slow Deforestation
- 'Masters of Shape-Shifting': How Darkling Beetles Conquered the World
Monday, August 19, 2024
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Monday, August 12, 2024
- Mature Forests Vital in Frontline Fight Against Climate Change
- New Genetically Engineered Wood Can Store Carbon and Reduce Emissions
Friday, August 2, 2024
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Friday, July 26, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Mixed Approach to Reforestation Better Than Planting or Regeneration Alone
- How Well Does Tree Planting Work in Climate Change Fight? It Depends
- Trees Reveal Climate Surprise -- Bark Removes Methane from the Atmosphere
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Monday, July 22, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Discovery of a Hybrid Lineage Offers Clues to How Trees Adapt to Climate Change
- Forests Endure as Carbon Sink Despite Regional Pressures
- Logged Forests Can Still Have Ecological Value -- If Not Pushed Too Far
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Monday, July 15, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Study Examines Urban Forests Across the United States
- Insight Into One of Life's Earliest Ancestors Revealed in New Study
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- Study Examines Tree Adaptability to Climate Change
- First Local Extinction in the US Due to Sea Level Rise, Study Suggests
Monday, July 8, 2024
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Monday, June 24, 2024
- Fuel Treatments Reduce Future Wildfire Severity
- New Tomato, Potato Family Tree Shows That Fruit Color and Size Evolved Together
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
- Paleontology: New Fossil Fish Genus Discovered
- New Way to Spot Beetle-Killed Spruce Can Help Forest, Wildfire Managers
Monday, June 10, 2024
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Hurricanes Jeopardize Carbon-Storing New England Forests
- Diversity and Productivity Go Branch-in-Branch
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- New Sunflower Family Tree Reveals Multiple Origins of Flower Symmetry
- We've Had Bird Evolution All Wrong
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Researchers Find Energy Development and Tree Encroachment Impact Wyoming Pronghorn
- New Maps Help Decision-Makers Factor Albedo Into Tree-Planting Decisions
Monday, March 25, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Giant Sequoias Are a Rapidly Growing Feature of the UK Landscape
- Rainforest's Next Generation of Trees Threatened 30 Years After Logging
Friday, March 8, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Reforestation Programs Could Threaten Vast Area of Tropical Grasslands
- Scientists Are Unravelling the Secrets of Red and Grey Squirrel Competition
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Friday, February 2, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Monday, January 29, 2024
- Do Tree-Planting Campaigns Follow Best Practices for Successful Forest Restoration?
- Back from the Dead: Tropical Tree Fern Repurposes Its Dead Leaves