Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. When a tree is cut down (or dies) that carbon is released back into the atmosphere. Wood products like timber, however, can ...

Fast-growing, drought-tolerant trees are slowly spreading across grasslands on every continent except Antarctica. Given how desperate we are to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, millions of new ...

Large trees can create a quiet shady spot, but their roots can pose problems in your yard. Follow these recommendations to ...

VIERA — A tree-lined street. It's what many people dream of when imagining the perfect place to live. Trees turn inhospitable environments into paradises, offering not just shade and respite from the ...

When we think of weeds, often what comes to mind are small, quick-growing plants such as the dandelions or couch grass we might find in our gardens. You may not think of trees as being weedy. But ...

Most important, of course, is to cut the emissions that are heating the planet. But beyond that, there are ways to help forests adapt. Heat lamps glow in an infrared image of a research station near ...