Trees
Save the Big Trees!
A large tree grows more quickly and sucks up a lot more carbon than a smaller one, scientists find
Six Ways Climate Change Is Waging War on Christmas
If Santa really lived at the North Pole, he would have drowned long ago--his icy abode is slowly melting
Cut Down a Forest, Let It Grow Back, And Even 30 Years Later It’s Not the Same
In the tropics, secondary forests are often "ephemeral," succumbing to deforestation every 10 years or so and thus never able to fully recover
How Trees Defined America
Historian Erik Rutkow argues in a new book that forests are key to understanding how our nation developed and who we are today
Seeking the Origins of Amber
By studying the chemical signatures of living trees, Smithsonian's Jorge Santiago-Blay intends to reconstruct ancient forests
The Great Georgian Fruit Hunt
Sent to the Caucasus by the U.S. government, Malli Aradhya forages through orchards and markets in search of the perfect specimen
Climbing the Tallest Trees
A select group of adventurers climb the world’s tallest trees to learn more about the wildlife that lives on the highest branches
What's Killing the Aspen?
The signature tree of the Rockies is in trouble
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Making Your Holiday Tree Eco-Friendly
A Pox Upon the Kauri
New Zealanders rally to save their much-loved, 2,000-year-old national symbol
Chestnutty
Wielding cutting-edge science and lots of patience. James Hill Craddock hopes to restore the ravaged American chestnut tree to its former glory
Saving the Music Tree
Artists and instrument makers have banded together to rescue Brazil's imperiled pernambuco, the source of bows for violins, violas and cellos
Rescue Missions
Quests to Save a Tree... and a Country
Monkey in the Middle
Blamed for destroying one of North Africa's most important forests, Morocco's Barbary macaques struggle to survive
Apples of Your Eye
Fruit sleuths and nursery owners are fighting to save our nation's apple heritage...before it's too late
Palm Plight
Assaulted by myriad threats to their survival, palm species around the world face the likelihood of extinction
New Light on Diversity
Holes in the canopy mean opportunity for new trees, but only if they are already waiting in the wings
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