News 13 can confirm that it is the cicadas causing those brown leaves on some western North Carolina trees. Many residents ...

The damage is invisible at first, but it doesn’t take long for the leaves to wither, the trunks to weaken, the once-vibrant ...

The next potential threat facing Niagara County’s trees could make the jump from across the border. Trees in Canada’s Niagara Region have been infected with oak wilt, a fungal disease that means ...

Have you noticed discoloration on your maple tree leaves this year? You aren't the only one. Here's what you should know ...

The Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive species of bark beetle that was discovered in Colorado in 2013 and has been expanding through the state, has the potential to damage the Colorado landscape. And ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

An average maturing tree under optimal conditions can transport up to 10,000 gallons of water only to capture about 1,000 usable gallons for the production of food and adding to its biomass.

The global demand for food is continuously increasing. The use of artificial intelligence can vastly improve the field of agriculture. Computer vision can help detect issues with crops. This work ...

All tree leaves exhibit margins—the blade-like edges of the leaves—that are either serrated or smooth. Leaf margins can be finely classified based on at least a dozen unique characteristics.

In heavily affected areas, up to 30% of beech trees are killed within seven years of contracting beech leaf disease.

Darling-58 sprouts, a transgenic American chestnut created by ESF researchers, grow in a nutrient solution. Darling 54, a ...

Natural selection is acting upon thousands of locations within the ash tree DNA, driving the evolution of resistance as the ...