Neighbourhoods in Chicago that lost more tree canopy also recorded higher mortality rates. (Representational photo) Tree canopy loss in cities may be linked to higher death rates, according to a new s...
The breeding grounds of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher stretch across thousands of kilometres of rivers and streams in the American Southwest, yet much of its habitat has long been difficult to as...
For decades, New York has been associated with skyscrapers, traffic and tightly packed neighbourhoods rather than large-scale environmental restoration. Yet across the city’s streets, parks and ...
When traversing the hills of Wonogiri in Central Java, today’s visitors might take the dense areas of greenery in stride. The springs nourish nearby villages, the farms have sufficient water for numer...
Photo: Steve Csurhes/ Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Biosecurity Queensland. In 1937, a botanical garden in Tahiti planted an ornamental tree that would one day become a warning sign for som...
Quote of the day on self-preservation. Knowledge is power. But sometimes this power is best hidden for self-preservation. The quote of the day advises us to keep our mouths shut when we have informati...
Still, the outlook for Hawaii’s snails is uncertain, symbolizing a new era in the conservation of endangered species. In 1955, wildlife officials in Hawaii released a meat-eating “cannibal...
Haven or trap? Study finds sinkholes protect endangered tree at evolutionary cost China’s huge sinkholes, known as tiankengs (“heavenly pits” in Chinese), are both helping and harming one ...
Deep in Niger’s Ténéré Desert once stood what was widely regarded as the world’s loneliest tree, an umbrella thorn acacia that survived for around 300 years despite having no other tree wi...
Some trees are remarkable simply because of how long they have been standing. The monkey puzzle tree, known scientifically as Araucaria araucana, belongs to a lineage so ancient that its ancestors sha...