Let's watch how a maple seed germinating and growing into a young tree over this 138-day time-lapse. For cold-stratification, maple seeds were wrapped in a moist paper-towel and chilled in the ...

From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

This time-lapse demonstrates how a redbud tree was growing from a seed to a young plant. We encountered a redbud tree with lots of pods in the neighborhood park last fall. To see if they would grow, ...

A mental health charity is aiming to grow up to 50,000 native tree saplings a year as part of plans to regenerate woodlands. Growing Well uses horticulture to help people recover from severe mental ...

Growing Well opened a site beside Tebay Services in 2023 using gardening to promote good mental health A mental health charity is aiming to grow up to 50,000 native tree saplings a year as part of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Not many living organisms have been around long enough to ...

The new research suggests that substances like gold can accumulate and solidify in plant tissues and form part of its defense mechanisms. Scientists have found a connection between bacteria in Norway ...

The Government will miss its climate and biodiversity targets without greater support for tree growing in the UK, experts have warned. Progress towards cutting the UK’s planet-warming emissions and ...

A plant known as a "tree of heaven" has been multiplying rapidly across empty lots in the Altadena burn scar area, and residents are calling it the "tree of hell." Fire survivors who cleared their ...

Malawian households with fruit trees on their farms consumed more vegetables, and each additional tree species increased fruit consumption by 5% over a 10-year study period. Trees improve nutrition ...

Mark G Tjoelker receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Matthew Brookhouse, and Sally Power do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...