Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

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

Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities ...

Researchers find that microbes on tree bark can alter greenhouse and toxic gases, shaping climate and air quality beyond ...

It has been discovered that the bark of trees contains billions of tiny organisms that help purify the air and remove ...

The seasons are changing from fall to winter, and one of the major changes to the environment is that the deciduous trees have lost their leaves. Evergreen trees may still have green needles, but all ...

Efficient nitrogen reuse is essential for sustaining growth in evergreen fruit trees, yet how different tissues contribute to seasonal nitrogen supply remains unclear.

OTSEGO, Mich. — A maple tree in Otsego looked a bit bare after lightning struck its trunk Thursday, May 14, 2020. Missy Dziekan said she was at work when storms rolled through, and came home to quite ...

When fall’s cold nights kill the flowers and cause so many of our trees and shrubs to drop their leaves, the bareness shines our focus on what’s left – for one thing, tree trunks. Trunks and their ...

It is also a very long-lived species — up to 500 years and more. Three-foot diameter trees are not uncommon, and these would ...