In the sweltering heat that descended in recent weeks, I am especially aware of the cooling effect of urban trees. In the ...

In a Swiss pine forest, the treetops are being sprayed with mist in a bid to discover the effect that drier or wetter air has ...

As temperatures rise, local officials warn residents about the Western Pine Bark Beetle, a native insect that affects ...

The Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) is identified best by its reddish-brown bark and deep furrows, which it acquires as the tree ages. It typically grows to be between 50 and 80 feet tall.

Boston College and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority will host a ceremony on September 25 at 11:30 a.m. to celebrate the opening of Pine Tree Preserve, a previously inaccessible four-acre ...

In Arizona, surveyors found bark beetles have killed trees on about 300,000 acres this year, slightly more than a spike in 2013 but far less than a decade earlier.

An average maturing tree under optimal conditions can transport up to 10,000 gallons of water only to capture about 1,000 usable gallons for the production of food and adding to its biomass.