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 ...

Planting trees has become a widely praised, low-cost way to tackle climate change. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, helping to ...

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

Lianas are dominating tropical forests. When lianas gain the upper hand, there are serious consequences that affect forest ...

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

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

It could lead to population explosions of the beetles and cause further losses to forests beyond the damage already done, DNR spokeswoman Kerry Heckman said. "It's about 60 days after trees are ...