Tree News

Posted November 23, 2009:

• Time of Day Matters to Thirsty Trees

Posted November 18, 2009:

• To the Bat Cave: Researchers Reconstruct Evolution of Bat Migration With Aid of Mathematical Model

Posted November 17, 2009:

• Ancient High-Altitude Trees Grow Faster as Temperatures Rise

Posted November 16, 2009:

• Potential Ecological Costs and Co-Benefits of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Ants Are Friendly To Some Trees, But Not Others
• Well-Traveled Wasps Provide Hope For Vanishing Species

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Inconspicuous Leaf Beetles Reveal Environment's Role In Formation Of New Species

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Paleoecologists Offer New Insight Into How Climate Change Will Affect Organisms

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Pecan Trees Benefit From Thinning Technique
• Sun Or Shade: Pecan Leaves' Photosynthetic Light Response Evaluated

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Spider Mite Predators Serve As Biological Control
• Study Of Alternate Bearing Presents Recommendations For Citrus Growers

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Global Warming Cycles Threaten Endangered Primate Species
• Trees Facilitate Wildfires As A Way To Protect Their Habitat

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Herbal Tonic For Radiotherapy? Gingko Biloba Tree May Protect Cells From Radiation Damage

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Ancient Bison Genetic Treasure Trove For Farmers

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Carbon-Offsetting And Conservation Can Both Be Winners In Rainforest
• Global Warming May Spur Increased Growth In Pacific Northwest Forests

Posted October 18, 2009:

• Norwegian Wood For The Ages: 'Mummified' Pine Trees Found

Posted October 16, 2009:

• Magnetic Leaves Reveal Most Polluted Byways

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Orangutans Unique In Movement Through Tree Tops

Posted October 8, 2009:

• Early Hominid First Walked On Two Legs In The Woods

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Tennessee Foresters Helping To Return Chestnuts To American Forests

Posted September 26, 2009:

• Plants' Response To Fire Tested

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Rhododendron Expansion May Increase The Chance Of Landslides On Southern Appalachian Slopes
• 'Green Clean:' Researchers Determining Natural Ways To Clean Contaminated Soil

Posted September 17, 2009:

• Exotic Timber Plantations Found To Use More Than Twice The Water Of Native Forests

Posted September 16, 2009:

• As Ash Borer Claims More Trees, Researcher Works For Species Survival

Posted September 9, 2009:

• New Species Of Giant Rat Discovered In Crater Of Volcano
• Organic Weed Control For Dandelions
• Electrical Circuit Runs Entirely Off Power In Trees

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Crab Apple Trees: Long-Term Apple Scab Resistance Remains Elusive, Expert Says

Posted September 7, 2009:

• Termites Eavesdrop On Competitors To Survive

Posted September 5, 2009:

• Weeds That Reinvented Weediness: New Research Sheds Light On Origins And Success Of Flowering Plants

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Organic Apple Orchard Floor Maintenance: Mulching, Flaming And 'Swiss Sandwich' Techniques Analyzed

Posted September 3, 2009:

• Moths Cloaked In Color: Reexamining Parallel Evolution In Diurnal Neotropical Moths

Posted August 29, 2009:

• Seeing The Tree From The Forest: Predicting The Future Of Plant Communities

Posted August 26, 2009:

• Bugs Pretending To Be Ants Are Protected Against Attack
• First Gene-Encoded Amphibian Toxin Isolated
• Unique Acacia Tree's Promise To Revive African Soils

Posted August 25, 2009:

• First Measure Of Africa's Coastal Forests: Swampy Mangrove Destruction Threatens Shrimp Farming

Posted August 17, 2009:

• Why More Autumn Leaves Are Red In America And Yellow In Europe: New Theory

Posted August 12, 2009:

• Climbing To New Heights In The Forest Canopy

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Extinction Runs In The Family: Efforts To Preserve Evolutionary History

Posted August 8, 2009:

• Douglas-Fir, Geoducks Make Strange Bedfellows In Studying Climate Change

Posted August 7, 2009:

• New Seedless Tangerine-Like Citrus Plant Developed

Posted August 4, 2009:

• Higher Carbon Dioxide May Give Pine Trees A Competitive Edge

Posted August 3, 2009:

• Large Trees Declining In Yosemite National Park, U.S.

Search ScienceDaily