If a tree falls in the forest, it can create an opening for more incoming light, and that makes a significant impact on the surrounding environment, according to new research. An international science ...

The planet is becoming greener, but scientists warn that forests with fast-growing trees are more fragile and less resilient.

Remarkable research has unlocked new understanding of the mysterious ways trees communicate and share knowledge with each other – and much like in many animal species, the wisdom of age plays a vital ...

According to the researchers, human activities are the primary drivers of changes in forest composition. " Human-driven climate change, deforestation for infrastructure, intensive forestry, logging, ...

GRAYLING, MI – For generations, this was the biggest and most-hugged tree in the largest stand of old growth pine trees remaining in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. “The Monarch” presided as the crowned ...

In highly deforested landscapes and degraded forests, large-seeded big trees are losing out to opportunistic, fast-growing species, a recent study has found. Having examined 1,207 tree species across ...

HARLEYVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - Santee Cooper wants to build a 21-and-a-half-mile transmission line to improve energy for the growing Tri-County area, and they are proposing to cut down trees on an ...