Tree News

Posted April 16, 2012:

• Chimpanzee Ground Nests Offer New Insight Into Our Ancestors' Descent from the Trees
• Synthesis Gas for Fuel: Directly from Forest Residues

Posted April 12, 2012:

• American Chestnut Returns to New York City

Posted April 11, 2012:

• Keeping Wood Preservatives Where They Belong: In the Wood

Posted April 10, 2012:

• Impact of Climate Change on Forest Diseases Assessed

Posted April 3, 2012:

• Pollen Can Protect Mahogany from Extinction

Posted March 29, 2012:

• Scientists Clone 'Survivor' Elm Trees

Posted March 20, 2012:

• Not Just for the Birds: Human-Made Noise Has Ripple Effects on Plants, Too

Posted March 19, 2012:

• Warm Weather Puts Trees on Fast Forward
• Reintroducing the American Chestnut Tree

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Rare Wolverine Photographed in Montana

Posted March 2, 2012:

• Protecting Living Fossil Trees

Posted March 1, 2012:

• Sturdy Scandinavian Conifers Survived Ice Age
• Floor of Oldest Fossilized Forest Discovered: 385 Million Years Old

Posted February 29, 2012:

• Earthworms to Blame for Decline of Ovenbirds in Northern Midwest Forests

Posted February 23, 2012:

• U.S. Urban Forests Losing Ground

Posted February 20, 2012:

• 300-Million-Year-Old Forest Discovered Preserved in Volanic Ash

Posted February 16, 2012:

• Fossilized Pollen Unlocks Secrets of Ancient Royal Garden

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 20, 2011:

• Forest Health Versus Global Warming: Fuel Reduction Likely to Increase Carbon Emissions

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Global Forests Are Overlooked as Water Suppliers, Study Shows

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Melting Glaciers Reveal Future Alpine World

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
• Public Willing to Pay More for Greener Urban Spaces, British Study Shows
• 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:

• Large Differences in the Climate Impact of Biofuels, Swedish Research Finds
• 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 9, 2011:

• Fundamental Discovery Casts Enzymes in New Light

Posted November 7, 2011:

• Sequencing 1,000 Fungal Genomes

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