(Updated at 4:35 p.m.) Tree canopy in Arlington County is lower than it was in 2016, according to a new privately-funded study paid for local residents. The residents, who are involved in Arlington ...

Researchers found that tree canopies do improve health, but benefits vary based on socioeconomic factors such as income.

The list of diseases attacking trees in the Pacific Northwest grows every year. A pathogen now found in Bellingham brings an added concern: It can injure people. A research project using citizen ...

A new study unveils the most comprehensive understanding of the evolutionary history of flowering plants to date. The research analyzed 1.8 billion letters of genetic code from more than 9,500 species ...

May 15 (Reuters) - The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. When its contorted branches are leafless during the dry season, they resemble jumbled roots emanating from a thick trunk, ...

Anyone who climbed trees as a child can picture one particular tree they used to climb, said Jeff Wagner, founder of the La Plata County Tree Study Group. He said trees are often taken for granted – ...

A new Colorado State University study of the interior U.S. West has found that tree ranges are generally contracting in response to climate change but not expanding into cooler, wetter ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — Trees have been used to symbolize life for thousands of years. Now there’s growing scientific evidence that living near trees helps keep people alive. Thirty years ...

A new study suggests that the city of Columbus and its residents would come out ahead moneywise by planting enough trees to meet its goal of a 40% tree canopy cover by 2050. The cost-benefit study by ...

Dr. Rebecca Zarger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the USF. Additionally, she is focused on human-environmental relationships intersecting with social inequalities with ...