Neighbors impacted by fallen trees in Durham joined the City Council to form a committee to create a new tree code and an easier way to remove hazardous trees.

Many of us form highly meaningful connections with our leafy companions – including mourning a plant when it dies.

Explores the structure and function of green plants, focusing on their three main parts: roots, stems, and leaves. Roots anchor the plant and absorb water and minerals through root hairs. Stems ...

Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens. Terpenoids are already known for their medicinal uses. Some can fight cancer, ...

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these ...

Scientists discovered trees use a biological clock to time growth. Changing this clock helps trees grow better and adapt to new environments.

Beneath the quiet shade of towering trees, a secret world pulses with life, invisible to the casual hiker and even seasoned ...

Picking a spot that matters to you is first step to eradicating invasive species from the environment to ensure state’s rare ...

Harold Walker was a dynamic leader. In 2013, he saw a man walking down the street with a clipboard and a city nametag. When Harold asked the man about his mission, he discovered that the laurel oaks ...

A new study from Umeå University has revealed that trees' circadian clocks guide their growth and the timing of seasonal events like the appearance of leaves in spring. The researchers investigated ...

Aurora's urban greening initiative aims to plant 1,000 trees, focusing on social equity and climate resilience.

In the wind-swept town of Khanke in northern Iraq, a fragile tree stands as a quiet symbol of resilience. Its slender trunk ...