In a Swiss pine forest, the treetops are being sprayed with mist in a bid to discover the effect that drier or wetter air has ...

Tucked along California’s northern coastline, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve alongside Redwood National Park and Del ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes ...

It would take more than 9.5 million square miles of trees to offset the emissions of the world’s 200 largest fossil fuel ...

Hidden beneath the forest floor, Thismia is one of nature’s strangest and most secretive plants. Often called the "vampire plant," it doesn’t photosynthesize like most plants – instead, it ...

Two years ago, Delfico submitted an application to the state requesting permission to plant New York City’s first-ever micro-forest. And just over one year ago, its first trees were planted by ...

Although the word "mulch" brings shredded material to mind for most of us, plastic mulch actually takes the form of plastic sheeting that is laid over the soil. The crop plants are able to grow ...

The rare plant contains 160 billion base pairs, the coupled units that make up strands of DNA, according to the study. By comparison, the human genome consists of a mere 3 billion.

The rare plant contains 160 billion base pairs, the coupled units that make up strands of DNA, according to the study. By comparison, the human genome consists of a mere 3 billion.

Forest ecologists define forests as a community of interacting species organized by structural elements and species composition that perform specific functions. It starts at the forest floor and ...