As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across boreal forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, ...

Living in a tree-filled neighborhood may be as beneficial to the heart as regular exercise, new research shows. Researchers at the University of Louisville designed a clinical trial that followed ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...

People plant trees as a part of the DCR's Urban and Community Forestry Program in 2022. This story was originally produced by WBUR. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the New England News ...

Australia's forests are losing trees more rapidly as the climate warms, a new study examining decades of data said Tuesday, ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — Trees have been used to symbolize life for thousands of years. Now there’s growing scientific evidence that living near trees helps keep people alive. Thirty years ...

Philadelphia is a city filled with lush greenery — depending on where you live. While communities across the northwest or surrounding Fairmount Park see dozens of trees each day, other parts of the ...

This rainforest tree solved one of evolution’s hardest problems. Here’s how it evolved to use tension and geometry to fire ...

Scientists working in southwest England have found the oldest fossilized forest known on Earth, according to a new study. Dating back 390 million years, the fossils break the record held by a forest ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As advocates work toward their goal of attaining 30% canopy cover across the city by 2035, a new study tackled fundamental questions at the heart of the effort: How much canopy ...

A 30-year tree planting campaign in Portland, Oregon, allowed researchers to show that the number of trees planted in the street is associated with reductions in mortality, and that the association ...