For many Southerners, Christmas means setting up the tree, putting up the stockings, hanging a wreath on the door, and pulling the Spode Christmas Tree dishes out of the china cabinet. While Spode is ...

It's easy to think of trees as part of the landscape. But what if the trees were the landscape? That's what a new study by a researcher at the University of Georgia asks us to imagine. By considering ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaf shapes play an important role in tree identification, providing key ...

In biology, phylogenetic trees represent the evolutionary history and diversification of species—the "family tree" of Life. Phylogenetic trees not only describe the evolution of a group of organisms ...

Tornadoes, hurricanes, and other extreme windstorm events cause millions of dollars in structural damage and related losses each year. They can also significantly damage ecosystems systems, driving ...

Tree cores pulled from some of the planet’s oldest trees have helped extend records of past weather.

In April, the UK Information Commissioner's Office ruled that Queen's University Belfast must hand over data obtained during 40 years of research into 7,000 years of Irish tree rings to a City banker ...

In biology, phylogenetic trees represent the evolutionary history and diversification of species -- the ''family tree'' of Life. Phylogenetic trees not only describe the evolution of a group of ...