Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...

Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species ...

A. The mistletoe most common in our area is phoradendron flavescens. This species can be found growing from New Jersey to Florida. The mistletoe commonly found in our area is a parasite of many soft ...

STAYING with a friend recently, above my bed hung what I at first took to be a piece of felted art. On touching it however I found it was a peel ...

STAYING with a friend recently, above my bed hung what I at first took to be a piece of felted art. On touching it however I found it was a peel ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Young trees sometimes have smooth bark that's unbroken by ridges.

The most common causes of death for newly planted trees are drowning and planting too deep, but the third most common hazard is bark borer beetles and their larvae, borer worms. These three problems ...