Conservation groups report that wetland forests are being drained, logged, burned, shipped across the Atlantic, and converted to monoculture pine plantations to create woody biomass.
A new study sheds light on which trees are the most suited for dealing with changing weather patterns in the region.
We're losing about 36 million trees every year, according to a new study.
A group of environmental activists hold a traditional ceremony during an event called Marry a Tree, in the community of San Jacinto Amilpas, Mexico, on February 25th, 2018.
In order to better understand just how extreme the state's weather has gotten, scientists looked to the ring patterns of 500-year-old oaks.
A study shows that most of the variation in plants and trees comes down to just two factors: overall size and the "leaf economics spectrum."
New research finds areas that experience a massive die-off of trees also suffer from an increase in cardiovascular disease.
New research shows forests are slow to recover from droughts, and climate models that overlook recovery time are likely overestimating how much carbon forests can absorb after droughts.
Having less water affects trees' carbon intake, sap production, and more.
Benjamin Cook looks at ancient trees to forecast future droughts. His latest findings are not good news for the West.
A linguist and top pomologists attempt to answer what should be a simple inquiry. Oddly enough, the answer brings a complicated tale of devil strawberries, insurance companies, inferior fruit, and the messy line between literal and metaphorical interpretation.
There are family trees, and there are trees from hell that are filled with snakes. Sometimes, though, they're not all that different.
PBS looks at the radical environmentalists whose turn to terrorism discredited their quixotic campaign in "If a Tree Falls."
Deep in the driest and hottest part of Israel, a California-born botanist is trying to remake the Negev Desert with productive trees that thrive on abuse.
In the Year of Forests, researchers look to save them, and have them save us.
Hands-off care of the forests around Mount Rushmore may have created a sweet spot for an ancient enemy of the Ponderosa pine — the mountain pine beetle.
Two planets diverged in a solar system, and the successful one took a path more wooded.
Reforesting efforts in Haiti may not provide immediate relief, but could create a renewable and sustainable supply of food and fuel for desperate villages.