During the mid-20th century, large areas of Israel were transformed by one of the country's most ambitious reforestation programmes. Millions of pine trees were planted to stabilise soils, combat ...

What was once seen as a smart way to boost Spain’s timber industry is now raising difficult environmental questions. Vast areas of eucalyptus plantations have been a characteristic part of the ...

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Daring tree climbers and researchers have challenged a major assumption in tree drought biology. In rainforests on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, water transport systems of a colossal, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trees in China that were planted as part of huge reforestation projects appear to grow faster than those in natural forests, a new ...

In the last week, a group of bowlers had a lucky escape when a tree crashed down onto a green. A few days later, an MP in the House of Commons revealed a mature tree had fallen on her house. So could ...

How does a single cell build a brain with billions of precisely organized neurons? Researchers suggest that brain cells use their lineage—their cellular family tree—as a kind of positional map. Cells ...

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Trees planted to protect farmland from wind may not be the biodiversity boost many assume. In Japan’s wetland farming landscapes, shelterbelts benefited some birds but sharply reduced grassland and ...