Forests provide myriad benefits, including timber, wildlife attraction, local cooling and climate resilience. At the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, ecologists are testing which tree combin ...

Mixing tree species can lead to better growth in the forest—at least above ground. A new study published in Nature shows that ...

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The tree mix matters. Near Chesapeake Bay, scientists have been experimenting with mini-forests for over a decade. The ...

Climate change is causing trees to sprout earlier in spring. Nevertheless, some tree species are growing less. A study by the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL shows that increasing heat and ...

Planting new forests may be a low-cost way to combat warming temperatures in urban areas, suggests a new study. In a ...

On a brisk September morning, Brian Palik’s footfalls land quietly on a path in flickering light, beneath a red pine canopy in Minnesota’s iconic Northwoods. A mature red pine, also called Norway pine ...