“The electrical activity of trees is a real phenomenon but it’s still a nascent field of inquiry,” said Novoplansky. “The ...

Spruce trees retain ancient memories of their environment and communicate with one other in the hours preceding a solar eclipse, a new international study suggests. "We now see the forest not as a ...

Controversial 2025 study "represents the encroachment of pseudoscience into the heart of biological research." ...

Scientists have found a connection between bacteria in Norway spruce needles and the development of gold nanoparticles, a discovery that could one day lead to more environmentally friendly ways to ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

Stan Boutin has climbed more than 5,000 spruce trees in the last 30 years. He has often returned to the forest floor knowing if a ball of twigs and moss within the tree contained newborn red squirrel ...

Shoppers can save on Christmas decor by purchasing items during end-of-season sales in September. The Holiday Aisle North Valley Spruce Tree is currently on sale for over 30% off at Wayfair. This ...

How trees fare under drought depends heavily on their past experiences. In some cases, adversity breeds resilience: Spruce trees that experience long-term droughts are more resistant to future ...

Homeowners, landowners, and estate managers across Surrey are being urged to act quickly, as the deadline to apply for the ...

Anywhere else in the world, more trees would be a blessing. But in the far north of Alaska, they’re a reckoning. As the Arctic warms up to four times as fast as the rest of the planet, white spruce ...

You would think with all the rain we had this spring your trees would look healthy. Most do, but some trees in Fort Collins are dying — and it's not the emerald ash borer killing them. There's another ...