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Posted February 9, 2012:

• An Economic Analysis of Emerald Ash Borer Management Options

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Invasive Alien Predator Causes Rapid Declines of European Ladybugs

Posted February 5, 2012:

• Tree Rings May Underestimate Climate Response to Volcanic Eruptions

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Yellow-Cedar Are Dying in Alaska: Scientists Now Know Why

Posted January 26, 2012:

• For the Birds: Winged Predators Seek Certain Trees When Foraging for Caterpillars
• Jostling for Position: Competition at the Root of Diversity in Rainforests

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Wasp Found in Upstate New York Shows Up in Southern California

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Speed Limit for Birds: Researchers Find Critical Speed Above Which Birds -- And Drones -- Are Sure to Crash

Posted January 18, 2012:

• 'Miracle Tree' Substance Produces Clean Drinking Water Inexpensively and Sustainably

Posted January 10, 2012:

• New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack

Posted December 27, 2011:

• Frogs Use Calls to Find Mates With Matching Chromosomes; Tree Frogs That Look Similar Hear Chromosome Difference in Calls

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Sea Cucumbers: Dissolving Coral Reefs?

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Computerized Tool Takes a Bite out of Traditional Apple Testing

Posted December 12, 2011:

• The Case of the Dying Aspens
• Accelerating Adoption of Agricultural Technology
• Tree Species Maps for European Forests

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Aggression Prevents the Better Part of Valor ... in Fig Wasps

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Walnut Trees May Not Be Able to Withstand Climate Change

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Sunlight in Tropical Forest Driving Force Behind Ecological Niches of Tree Species

Posted November 25, 2011:

• Small Forest With Big Impact: Fragmented Rainforests Maintain Their Ecological Functionality

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Introducing L-PEACH: Tool for Understanding Peach Tree Development
• Planting Depth's Effect on Container-Grown Trees

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Five Rare Wild Cat Species Caught on Camera in Sumatra

Posted November 15, 2011:

• Trees Adapt to Poor Levels of Sunlight to Effectively Process Carbon, Study Shows

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Trees on Tundra's Border Are Growing Faster in a Hotter Climate

Posted November 7, 2011:

• Sequencing 1,000 Fungal Genomes

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Critical Step to Opening Elusive Class of Compounds to Drug Discovery

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Tropical Forests Fertilized by Nitrogen Air Pollution, Scientists Find
• Climate Change Causing Massive Movement of Tree Species Across the West

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Savannas and Forests in a Battle of the Biomes
• Eastern U.S. Forests Not Keeping Pace With Climate Change, Large Study Finds

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Researchers Complete Mollusk Evolutionary Tree

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Leaf Litter Ants Advance Case for Rainforest Conservation in Borneo

Posted October 19, 2011:

• 'Albedo Effect' in Forests Can Cause Added Warming, Bonus Cooling

Posted October 14, 2011:

• New Study Finds 400,000 Farmers in Southern Africa Using 'Fertilizer Trees' to Improve Food Security

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Climatic Tipping Points for Tropical Forest and Savanna: Satellite Data Reveal Where They Are Most Vulnerable
• Future Forests May Soak Up More Carbon Dioxide Than Previously Believed

Posted October 12, 2011:

• New Pine Breeding Technique May Help Trees Adapt to Climate Change

Posted October 7, 2011:

• Gray Jays' Winter Survival Depends on Food Storage, Study Shows

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Last Universal Common Ancestor More Complex Than Previously Thought
• How Trees Clean the Air in London

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Forest Structure, Services and Biodiversity May Be Lost Even as Form Remains

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Tree Frogs Chill out to Collect Precious Water

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Managing Future Forests for Water

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Do Long-Lived Crops Differ from Annual Crops in Their Genetic Response to Human Domestication?

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
• New Flavors Emerge from Peruvian Cacao Collection Trip

Posted September 22, 2011:

• Evolutionary Tree of Life for Mammals Greatly Improved

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