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Research on Tasmania’s large old trees has given designers good reason to reflect on the many things about trees that humans don’t value enough. Here’s the top five.
Cities are seeking low-cost ways to ease the heat island effect. Researchers found benefits and trade-offs in two popular options, but they vary by city and even neighborhood.
‘Reading’ your floorboards can reveal fascinating details about the lives of the trees they once were.
The fall of the Sycamore Gap tree was more than a loss of natural beauty. It was, for many, a symbolic attack on permanence, on meaning, and on shared identity.
Most fungi that partner with plants are known only from trace DNA sequences left in soil.
England is dawdling behind many other countries when it comes to protecting our important trees.
Ice cores provide important evidence as archival records of global atmospheric composition that has constantly changed.
From sending more pollen airborne to breaking up pollen grains, which lets them penetrate deeper into your lungs, the wind is not the allergy sufferer’s friend.
During a solar eclipse in a forest in Italy’s Dolomites region, scientists seized the chance to explore a fascinating question.
New research warns the UK must grow more of its own wood to meet climate targets.
Street trees often grow in appalling soil, have little root space, are rarely watered and get aggressively trimmed. But this tough species rises to the challenge.
Spinning maple seeds can shed raindrops in the blink of an eye to regain their helicopter-like flight.
Botanic gardens have evolved from medicinal gardens to scientific institutions, Now, they must become conservation leaders on a global scale.
Artists and scientists explore how we subconsciously perceive subtle proportions in trees.
Trees and greenspace can drive down urban temperatures – but they must be able to draw water from the soil to achieve these massive cooling effects.
Forests in India’s tribal heartland are being caught in the crossfire of conflict.
With children heading back to school at the height of summer, a recent study finds too many playgrounds need better tree cover.
While its large brilliant flowers attracted early horticultural attention, this summertime stunner’s path to being a successful urban tree has not always been easy.
Water availability regulates tree growth and can have ‘legacy effects’ long after conditions change.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor, Forest Measurement and Management, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Environmental Science, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Function and Integration, Western Sydney University
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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Plant Eco-physiology, Western Sydney University
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Professor in Forest and Landscape Dynamics, The University of Melbourne
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Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Grinnell College
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Plant Physiology, James Cook University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University