When the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was cut down in September 2023, it triggered an outpouring of grief and outrage. Believed to be about 200 years old, the stately tree rose out of a dip in the ...

The chain-saw attack on trees in and around downtown Los Angeles came with multiple mysteries. One: Who did it? Two: Just how many trees were lost in this rampage? Three: What was the motive for ...

Why some U.S. cities are so much greener than others. Ever since I first visited D.C., I was in awe of how full of trees it was. Rock Creek Park, one of the oldest city parks in the United States ...

Albany — New York's Tree Tracker dashboard says that there's been 177,141 trees planted since the initiative began in 2024. The State's goal in 25 million by 2033, so at this point, they'll need ...

An olive tree native to Jerusalem grew into a tree from a branch in the ground fertilized with prayer. Twenty-two years later, claims of the miraculous are still rooted near "The Miracle Tree" in ...

Wild fig trees may provide an inexpensive, effective way to monitor mercury pollution near artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites throughout the Global South, a recent study suggests.

In 2021, The New York Times referred to trees as “stationary superheroes” in the increasingly difficult fight against climate change. As catastrophic events like wildfires, flooding and heat ...

A huge tree crashed down in Chester County, crushing an SUV and missing the driver by inches. The terrifying moment was caught on a gas station surveillance camera. You can watch that above.

The tonka bean tree can survive a lightning strike, and thrive. Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to plant a young sapling from a historic White House Southern Magnolia tree on Tuesday. The sapling is 12 years old and was grown at the offsite ...

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said. By Rebecca Dzombak When lightning strikes a tree in ...