In tropical forests across Central and South America, a quiet tree hides one of the most violent forms of seed dispersal found in nature. Known to scientists as Hura crepitans and to locals as the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This rainforest tree solved one of evolution’s hardest ...

"Moon Trees" are starting to grow on Earth. They got that name because as seeds they spent some time in space. In late 2022, a NASA flight around the moon carried a variety of tree seeds. After their ...

The UTA sapling was one of thousands of seeds on 2022 Artemis I mission, launched to test aircraft to fly crews back to the moon.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world. The so-called “Moon Tree” — grown ...

CRESSONA — Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American chestnut tree. Early Friday morning, a team of volunteers dropped ...

Ambitious plans by India, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to restore tens of millions of hectares of degraded land by 2030 could be derailed by a lack of good-quality and genetically diverse ...

FOR ANIMALS IN PARKS. DES MOINES, PARKS AND REC PLANTED A NEW TREE TODAY RIGHT ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER. BUT THIS GINGKO TREE HAS QUITE THE HISTORY. ITS SEEDS CAME FROM ANOTHER TREE THAT SURVIVED ...

In late 2022, a NASA flight around the moon carried a variety of tree seeds. After their time in space, they returned to Earth. And now, the hope is that they will become moon trees. Troy, Ala., is ...