Trees, or forests for that matter, hardly seem like they’ve got anything interesting going on, given that they mostly stay ...

Ancient alerce trees may shelter entire underground ecosystems, with vast fungal networks helping forests cycle nutrients and store carbon.

Tyrannosaurus rex may have taken far longer to grow up than scientists once thought. By analyzing growth rings in fossilized leg bones from 17 tyrannosaur specimens and using new statistical methods, ...

Research from Oklahoma State University suggests eastern red cedar trees may help ticks and mosquitoes survive longer in Oklahoma by creating cooler, more humid environments beneath their dense canopy ...

The long-debated phenomenon of 'baby brain' may actually be a profound structural overhaul, not just a lapse in memory, a ...

Adjusting to a more accurate coastal height baseline means that if seas rise by a little more than 3 feet — as some studies suggest will happen by the end of the century — waters could inundate up to ...

Researchers in Australia have conducted an in-depth study of the life cycle of a tiny but mighty species called the ...

A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft ...

During an October solar eclipse in 2022, a team of scientists traveled to the Dolomites, a forested mountain range in Italy, ...

Background Little is known about the association between direct pollen exposure and cognitive performance. The aim of our ...

Mary Jo Casalena, a retired Pennsylvania turkey biologist, received a national achievement award. Here's what she's learned ...

How much carbon dioxide do parks and individual trees in cities absorb, and how much do they release? To answer this question, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a ...