Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...

"Trees are really made for this ... we just have to trick them to do what we want them to do," said Richard Meagher, whose University of Georgia students went to Danbury in 2003 as part of the most ...

If trees had a resume, the trees in Los Angeles would need a serious resume update. A recent University of Southern California study shows that the city’s urban forest isn’t just providing shade and ...

New research has found that some tropical trees in the Peruvian Amazon can be used to monitor mercury pollution from gold mining, offering an alternative to expensive air monitors. Previous research ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes' mascot is named after the Ohio buckeye, the state tree. Ohio buckeye trees can grow up to 60 feet tall and drop their nuts in the fall. All parts of the buckeye tree are ...

On the site of a former hat factory in Danbury, Conn., a stand of genetically altered cottonwood trees sucks mercury from the contaminated soil. Across the continent in California, researchers use ...

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