Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they follow relatively simple mathematical rules also found in branching patterns in nature.
An experiment spanning 16 years found that places reforested with five kinds of trees stored 36% more carbon than ...
Rising temperatures could reduce trees' ability to photosynthesize. Scientists are trying to figure out just how close we are to that point.
Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder ...
Advocates argue that we need trees now more than ever and that an increase in the timber harvest doesn’t make sense.
In a new study published today in Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), together with global ...
Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from an algal ancestor that ...
Research reveals that fallow deer have an unexpected appetite for brambles, a plant often seen as a woodland nuisance.
Roots have always been of importance as a significant contributing factor to plant's productivity. Root apex is supposed to be the brain of a plant, ...
The Board of Governors, the highest decision-making body of the IMF, consists of one governor and one alternate governor for each member country. The governor is appointed by the member country and is ...
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