Bristlecone pine in the White Mountains can live up to 5,000 years and act as massive carbon storage. Ecologists highlight the importance of preserving ancient…
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Researchers have discovered that forests are increasing in wood volume due to elevated carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Researchers have discovered that trees are…
Hopefully, the lone Quercus tardifolia will be nursed back to health and well cared for like Angel Oak, pictured here. One Quercus tardifolia found clinging…
According to a new study, trees are living about half as long as they formerly did. This trend was discovered to be widespread throughout species…
The ability of forests to store carbon is dependent on more than simply photosynthesis; this capacity may become increasingly restricted in the future. Questions remain…
A new study by researchers from McGill University, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, and North Carolina State UniversityFounded in 1887 and part of…
This dataset (blue points in the central map) was used for the parametric estimation and merged with the TREECHANGE occurrence-based data (purple points in the…
The number of tree species and individuals per continent in the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative database, one of two databases used in the new study.…
Most of the methane gas emitted from Amazon wetlands regions is vented into the atmosphere via tree root systems – with significant emissions occurring even…
A specimen of a leaf and tiny orange fruit from the mystery plant. Credit: Patricia Álvarez-Loayza “Mystery plant” from the Amazon declared a new species…
Oak tree rooting into bedrock at the Jackson School’s White Family Outdoor Learning Center. Credit: Erica McCormick You can’t squeeze water from a rock. But…
A relatively new way of analyzing tree rings has allowed researchers to reconstruct temperatures in Mongolia since 1269 C.E. The new reconstruction confirms that since…
Princeton UniversityFounded in 1746, Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey and the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in…
New research shows genome duplication in the ancestor of modern gymnosperms, a group of seed plants that includes cypresses and pines, might have directly contributed…
The logo for the NASA/U.S. Forest Service Moon Tree program. Trees connect us scientifically, environmentally, and culturally. We all know that trees are vital to…
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took this oblique photograph that shows most of the West African country of Guinea-Bissau, along with neighboring…
The capacity of the Amazon forest to store carbon in a changing climate will ultimately be determined by how fast trees die – and what…
Laser technology has been used to measure the volume and biomass of giant Californian redwood trees for the first time, records a new study by…
Drought in the Amazon affects larger trees more severely as they are more likely to die from hydraulic failure. Credit: David Bartholomew Small trees that…
Douglas firs are the most abundant trees in North America. Their ecological niche spans Southern Mexico to the Northern Rockies. Warming Will Reduce Trees’ Ability…