To describe the forest’s behavior, the researchers used physics — quantum field theory to be more precise. In this context, ...

Direct lightning strikes cause minimal damage to Dipteryx oleifera. But these same strikes effectively kill parasitic vines and neighboring trees that compete with the species for light and nutrients.

Spruce trees retain ancient memories of their environment and communicate with one other in the hours preceding a solar ...

Trees may forgo photosynthesis if they can’t absorb enough water overnight, revealing how drought reshapes their daily ...

A pandemic of lianas is sweeping through tropical forests, reducing their ability to store carbon and limiting their role in ...

Plants have small pores on the underside of their leaves, known as stomata. When the sun rises, these pores open and the ...

Inside, my guide and I faced a hardpacked dirt trail leading through Europe’s last significant section of primeval forest, a Hobbit-land of thick mosses, gnarly trees straining to find sunlight ...