Just 2.5% of the country has been continuously wooded for centuries.
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The protagonist of Calvino’s novel takes to the trees in a fit of adolescent rebellion and never comes down. Yet from his self-imposed isolation he remains enviably connected and committed to his community.
Masting is what biologists call the pattern of trees for miles around synchronizing to all produce lots of seeds − or very few. Why and how do they get on schedule?
Scientists still rely on a set of 19th century postulates to identify disease-causing organisms but more than 100 years of research shows why we need to move on.



