Weather patterns like heat waves or dry spells can sometimes stall over one region. A new University of Arizona study found clues about why. The researchers analyzed tree rings from centuries-old ...

A global catalog shows how creatures across the tree of life balance rigidity with flexibility in remarkably consistent ways ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A Nature study reveals surprising similarities among the most common tree species in tropical rainforests in Africa, the Amazon and Southeast Asia, ...

Dipteryx oleifera trees not only survive lightning strikes, they grow taller, lose rivals, and reproduce more successfully.

Mmmm, the smell of cookies is everywhere this time of year. Just imagine that lovely scent—so woodsy, so piney. We’d take a bite if not for the risk of splinters and breaking our teeth. Research ...