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Agarwood fruit smells like prey, luring carnivorous hornets, a study suggests.

While the higher temperatures and CO₂ levels associated with climate change currently fuel plant productivity, a study finds that changing conditions could take a toll on photosynthesis rates in regions outside the Arctic within a decade.

Scientists warn that climate change–induced early flowering could have negative effects on wildlife, agriculture, and gardening.

A new study of tree biodiversity estimates that Earth boasts 14 percent more tree species than previous efforts have identified.

Whole genome sequences reveal multiple domestications of this agriculturally important tree and may hold the secrets to producing the sweet fruit year round.

An analysis of more than half a million trees reveals that many species begin to taper off seed production once they hit a certain size.

In the book’s introduction, “Connections,” Suzanne Simard relates how her “perception of the woods has been turned upside down.”

Feeding the world’s insatiable appetite for wood products is sacrificing the future of a crucial ecosystem.

Cells found in different branches of a tree have different patterns of DNA methylation, changes in which accumulate over time.

In Chapter 5, “The Messiah, the Plague, and Shipwrecks under the City,” author Valerie Trouet tells the tale of wooden structures crafted by Europeans millennia ago and how dendrochronology helped determine their age.

Not only can studying the growth patterns obscured within tree trunks tell us about the past, the field can also help us plan for the future.

Studies on various roadside layouts and species tend to yield different results for plants’ effectiveness at alleviating pollution.

In a virtual reality experiment, participants recovered faster from a small electric shock when they could smell natural scents than when they could smell urban odors.

Carbon dioxide and temperature need to increase in a constant ratio for plants to keep up with climate change.

Water flows between a dead-looking stump and nearby trees on an alternating schedule.

Researchers who provide that estimate believe this is the best and cheapest way to combat global warming.

Silver birch, elder, and yew win out in an experiment to see which species best capture the tiny particles from diesel pollution.

In the last year, the butterfly’s eastern group has more than doubled its hibernation area while the other population waned. Plus, researchers are moving trees to save monarch habitat.

Numerous studies link habitat destruction to malaria and other vector-borne diseases, but the relationship isn’t always clear.