Tree rings hold clues about ancient solar storms. New research shows tree growth and carbon storage can shift those signals across years.

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Across the Mojave Desert, the dynamic Joshua Tree exists as the largest plant on the landscape. Like everything in the desert, scientists are working to understand how these iconic ...

Scientists sequence the genome of a tree related to the poplar. Researchers think the finding could be a new milestone in the push for biofuels. Plant geneticist Gerald Tuskan discusses plans for ...

Trees planted in the tropics as part of nations' reforestation commitments can have unintended consequences, sometimes degrading biodiversity hotspots, damaging ecosystems like grasslands, or ...

Increasing heat and drought are putting our forests under stress. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow ...

Benin’s smallholder dairy farmers need development finance to plant shady trees on the land where their cattle graze, to ...

Tree improvement encompasses a suite of practices aimed at enhancing the genetic quality and productivity of forest tree species for both economic and ecological purposes. Traditionally, this involves ...

The Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC) was conceived in 1998 to address a perceived void in hardwood tree improvement research in the Central Hardwood Forest Region (CHFR) and ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — New smart tree watering research hopes to turn over a new leaf with Arizona's water conservation efforts. At the University of Arizona's Agriculture Center, 80 tree saplings are ...

Science isn't always perfect, and decades ago, a graduate student's simple experiment proved that, though exactly why he did what he did remains a mystery.

People living in urban areas with more trees have a 4% lower risk of heart disease, researchers will report in the February ...