The trees' clever tactic to outwit potentially deadly predators was detected by scientists in Germany using satellite data.

When a gypsy moth outbreak stripped oak forests across northern Bavaria in 2019, researchers tracking the damage through ...

Have you ever noticed that when you cut down a tree — or a tree dies suddenly — the dead leaves stay on the tree for a long time? The leaves go from green to brown, but stay on the dead tree branches.

You may have noticed recently that some trees around the city are starting to change colors or maybe you've even seen some leaves on the ground. Trees use their leaves (and sometimes their bark) to ...

Scientists chasing thunderstorms in a retrofitted minivan finally captured something never seen before in nature: faint ...

The autumnal equinox, which marks the transition between summer and fall, has passed. So, it makes sense to see tree leaves turning glorious fall colors. A lesser-known secret about trees is that a ...

When oak trees are heavily damaged by caterpillars, they delay opening buds. Research indicates that the strategy is highly ...

What’s going on out there — and why? Some version of that is the perennial question on any inquisitive gardener’s mind. Fall provides plenty of dramatic subject matter along those lines, beyond the ...