Mapping over 1.8 billion trees takes time. But with the help of supercomputers and machine learning algorithms, a team of international researchers collaborating with NASA's Goddard Space Flight ...

New research finds that ash dieback is far less severe in the isolated conditions ash is often found in, such as forests with low ash density or in open canopies like hedges, suggesting the long term ...

Where there’s a tree, there’s usually a forest. But not always. A biologist describes some of the loneliest trees on planet Earth. When we think about isolation in nature, we usually picture islands ...

1. Savanna ecosystems – defined by the coexistence of trees and grasses – cover more than one-fifth the world's land surface and harbour most of the world's rangelands, livestock and large mammal ...

Across the tropics, primary forests are being degraded and fragmented in rural, suburban and urban settings (DeFries et al., 2010; Gao and Yu, 2014). Urban population growth outpaces rural growth, and ...

New research tracking glow-in-the-dark geckos has shown that isolated trees and the right crop direction could help improve biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. SCIENTISTS FROM THE Australian ...

Our recent column, “Thoughts about trees,” described the large trees in my garden, provided basic guidelines for tree care and promised a column about the criteria for selecting the right trees for ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Red alder is the largest native alder species in North America with a range ...

LIFE IS BETTER with trees. Especially if you live in a city, where people and pavement create what’s known as an Urban Heat Island effect, isolated areas that are measurably hotter than surrounding ...

Small trees for landscaping can transform even the most modest landscape. “Your yard is only going to be so interesting if you’re only planting shrubs and perennials,” says Sam Niemann, founder of the ...