By simulating the future atmosphere, scientists hope to understand whether trees will continue to act as the lungs of the ...

evergreen trees (Figure 4), and a climate consisting of long, cold winters and short, cool summers (Figure 11). Biodiversity is low in this two-layered forest made up of an overstory of trees and ...

Rather than just one, why not plant a few trees spaced closely together? A "pocket forest" like this can add increase the ...

This cultural behaviour is thought to have evolved in these extremely hot dry forests as it represents the only way to cool down - a tree trunk at 38°C is the coolest thing around, as the crew ...

Researchers across the globe, from Australia to the Amazon rainforest, are experimenting on forests in a bid to better understand the role trees play in keeping the Earth cool. Their findings ...