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Could trees know when the summer solstice is?

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans…

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Las Vegas is planting more trees to combat rising temperatures : NPR

Last year, the city of Las Vegas reached a record 120 degrees during the peak of summer. The Clark County…

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160 million years ago, this fungus pierced trees like a microscopic spear

Blue-stain fungi constitute a distinctive group of wood-colonizing fungi which lack the ability to decompose wood lignocellulose, yet are capable…

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These trees exist in only one place on Earth. Now climate change and goats threaten their survival

SOCOTRA, Yemen (AP) — On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely…

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Growth before photosynthesis: How trees regulate their water balance

In order for trees to grow, they need to control their water balance meticulously. A study by the University of…

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A man chopped down Los Angeles trees. The crime cut deep in the struggling neighborhood : NPR

Traffic flows on Interstate 5 past shipping containers near downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Jae C. Hong/AP hide…

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Newborns living near trees tend to be healthier: New data suggests it’s not because healthier people reside near parks

The link between proximity to greenspace — including trees and parks — and healthy birth outcomes is well established. Now…

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Fashion

From the Archives: Bunny Mellon on Her Green Flowers and Herb Trees

“Green Flowers and Herb Trees,” by Bunny Mellon, was originally published in the December 1965 issue of Vogue. For more…

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Travel

Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey Is the Largest Collection of Cherry Blossom Trees in the U.S.

When I first moved to New Jersey more than two decades ago, a friend told me about a park that…

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Sports

Rory's shot of the tournament? McIlroy makes incredible approach through the trees!

Rory McIlroy hit an incredible recovery shot from the trees to the left of the seventh fairway to set up…

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