Everything in the sky felt upside down and opposite, compared with what I was used to. A person who lives in the Southern Hemisphere might feel the same about visiting the Arctic or the North Pole.

A 22-year-old woman was rescued from a tree in Center Point, Texas early July 4 after she and her family were caught in ...

Taking center stage before a packed audience of environmental leaders, government delegates, and global press, Choudhary ...

Each week, "Flying Horse" features dozens of Central Illinois children's thoughts and drawings on various topics. This week: ...

Properly managing forests requires tools that offer up-to-date information on forest dynamics.

Trees get most of the love, but diatoms, a group of photosynthetic microalgae, produce 20% of Earth's oxygen and are the foundation of aquatic food webs. The prevalence and diversity of diatoms ...

Study Resolves Diatom Tree of Life, Could Offer Clues to Earth's Puzzle June 03, 2025 Whit Pruitt, University Relations From left: Elizabeth Ruck, Andy Alverson, Jeremy Beaulieu and Wade Roberts.

More information: Robert J. Allen et al, Atmospheric chemistry enhances the climate mitigation potential of tree restoration, Communications Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02343-9 ...

These trees feature bowl-like canopies that mimic the shape of a mushroom, with leaves that appear to reach up towards the sky. The thick wood branches and trunks flow with red sap, making the tree ...

Some researchers think so, but a new study claiming that spruce trees “talk” to one another during solar eclipses is drawing serious skepticism from scientists.

Without it, trees can’t grow. That’s why most tree growth happens at night. If the soil is dry, though, trees can’t draw in enough water. Their cells stay under-filled. Without that pressure, they can ...

To better understand how large tropical trees are affected by lightning strikes, Gora and his colleagues examined 94 lightning strikes to 93 unique trees on Barro Colorado Island between 2014 and ...