As the leaves start to change and fall in autumn, my mind and eye are often drawn to those deciduous trees and shrubs whose ...

Ten years ago, a mysterious new disease was found sweeping through Hawaii’s native ‘ohi‘a forests, killing off the foundation ...

Bearberries, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, are evergreen ground cover plants growing across much of Canada and the northern United ...

It’s also hugely resilient – six gingko trees survived the bombing of Hiroshima. But people tend to only plant male trees, as ...

Now, researchers are in a race against time. They say most of the vast ‘ohi‘a forests on Hawaii island will be gone in the ...

AI and Google Street View have created 'digital twins' of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation ...

AT the start of his new movie, marmalade-loving bear Paddington gets into bother reaching for an orange hanging on a tree.

Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

Blooms from this abundant plant occur about every 50 years. Here's why it causes a rat flood and, ultimately, famine in certain regions of the world.

The more a plant species invests in defense, the less potential it has for growth, according to a study. Research made possible by open science provides new insights into plant adaptation and ...

Plants balance growth and defense through resource allocation, showing a trade-off between resilience and growth.

Bunun hunters gather clues to the best time for hunting from the fresh shoots of pines growing at high elevations, such as red pines and Armand pines (Pinus armandii). They believe that deer begin to ...