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They’re beautiful in bloom, but Callery pear trees crowd out native plants and turn productive open land into woody thickets.
Canada’s boreal forest is affected by global warming, climate change and the frequency of forest fires.
Over 50 fire ecologists across the Western U.S. took an unprecedented look at how forests in thousands of locations are recovering from fire in a changing climate. The results were alarming.
New research finds that some common houseplants take in nutrients from outside the soil.
The mountain ash dominates as the tallest species of tree, but they did not win tree with the biggest girth.
Plath’s sublime nature poetry deserves widespread appreciation for its unfettered joy and deep attunement to the natural world.
From pine trees to camphor laurel and even the Cootamundra wattle, trees can be weeds too.
South Africa needs to integrate urban green spaces as part of valuable infrastructure and provide framework for their sustainability.
Tu BiShvat has religious roots, but early Zionists embraced the day in new, more secular ways.
In 2015, 6,700 premature deaths were caused by urban heat – this can be reduced by a third by planting more trees.
Digital technologies have the potential to yield positive results, if co-developed and used ethically with Indigenous communities.
From picking the tree to getting it home to setting it up, the choices you make can help it stay fresher – and safer – longer.
Millions of dollars have gone into California’s forest carbon offset program – with little new carbon storage to show for it, a new study suggests.
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Poorly regulated housing is leading to more greenhouse gas emissions through energy loss, increased energy requirements and greater exposure to weather extremes.
Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
Creating and preserving diverse forests can help us prepare for the next insect outbreak and protect our trees.
Termites are about to experience a significant global expansion in their prime habitat, thanks to climate change. Here’s what that means for deadwood.
Do you know zoopharmacognosy is? Some animals use trees to treat themselves.
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