If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists have used high-resolution satellite images to create a map of global canopy heights, and to also develop an AI model that can predict ...

One person can’t measure all the trees in the world, but when many people come together, a global view becomes possible. A worldwide collaboration of scientists has produced the first ground-sourced ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Trees are the “lungs” of the Earth — leafy organisms that produce the oxygen we breathe in every day and cycle the carbon dioxide we breathe out. But despite trees’ vital importance to human survival, ...

LISLE, Ill. (September 9, 2021)—One in three trees worldwide are facing extinction, with human use among the greatest threats, according to the first State of the World’s Trees report published ...

WORLD leaders love to present trees as the answer to our climate change woes. Earth has room for another 0.9 billion hectares of them, which could buy us an extra 20 years to decarbonise our societies ...

Trees are some of the largest and most widespread organisms on Earth, yet the true number of their species has been an enduring mystery. This lack of knowledge is detrimental to conservation efforts.

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order involving the federal government in a global tree planting initiative that already has private sector participation in the U.S. The executive order ...

Chal Landgren is a Christmas tree specialist at Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora. Credit: Michelle Klampe, Oregon State University For those who ...