Piñon pine trees: They’re just like us. New research from Los Alamos National Laboratory indicates a stress-free piñon might be able to better face the challenges of its day — namely, drought. “It ...

Scientists still have new leaves to turn over when it comes to understanding tree mechanics, as demonstrated by a recent study from Los Alamos National Laboratory, which found some plants may react ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) published surprising findings about how native plants respond to drought. Researchers studying the water usage of piñon ...

Varlin Higbee walks through a dense pinyon-juniper woodland in Lincoln County, Nev. The county commissioner would like to see the trees harvested and used for the production of biofuel. (Louis Sahagun ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. A nasal, laughing bird call echoed through the Ortiz Mountains in northern New Mexico this September. A couple of pinyon jays chattered loudly as they ...

Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) is New Mexico’s state tree. Slow-growing and long-lived, it supports our native ecosystem. Piñons provide cover for many birds year-round, and the piñon jay and the piñon ...

Death is making the neighborhood begin to look a little shabby. Pinyon pine trees in south central Idaho, particularly in and around City of Rocks National Reserve are dying in noticeable numbers.

This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A nasal, laughing bird call echoed through the Ortiz Mountains in northern New Mexico this September. A couple ...

Journal of Biogeography, Vol. 39, No. 8 (August 2012), pp. 1536-1544 (9 pages) Aim: Data from packrat middens have established a hypothesized historical biogeography of piñon pine, Pinus edulis, ...

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