Older forests have a greater diversity of trees than younger forests according to research published in Friday’s issue of the journal Science. The study — conducted by 33 ecologists from 12 countries ...

Hanging in harnesses 80 feet above the rainforest floor, I realize Ruth and I might be the first humans to have ever been in the canopy of this living fossil, Pleodendron costaricense. This extremely ...

A forest with high tree-species diversity is better at buffering heat peaks in summer and cold peaks in winter than a forest with fewer tree species. This is the result of a study led by researchers ...

Researchers from the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program are involved in the recently launched EU-funded Trees4Adapt project. The project focuses on tree-based solutions for climate ...

Planting forests with diverse species can help ensure their success, according to a new study published May 18 from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and The Nature Conservancy. The ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --On this Arbor Day, a new study commissioned by the Morton Arboretum showed Chicago area residents are worried about the health of the region's trees. "It's something they should be ...

The link between tree diversity and spider populations can help homeowners and other land managers better plan tree plantings to naturally mitigate the effects of climate change. Spiders are often ...

North Carolina communities are anticipating an influx of federal funds to plant more trees in urban areas. WRAL climate reporter Liz McLaughlin reports on how not only does the state need more trees, ...

Researchers have succeeded in constructing, from scattered data, a world map of the diversity of tree species. Climate plays a central role for its global distribution; however, the number of species ...

One of the pluses of our temperate climate is that we can grow a lot of different tree species in Pennsylvania. Now that we’re in the midst of prime tree-planting time (as today’s Arbor Day reminds us ...