A research team from INRAE and the University Clermont Auvergne has shown that trees are capable of correcting a curvature they detect in their stems through a specific biological process. In the ...

A research team from INRAE and the University Clermont Auvergne has shown that trees are capable of correcting a curvature they detect in their stems through a specific biological process. In the ...

As many as 100 million elm trees died from Dutch elm disease in the span of 50 years. Now, decades of careful breeding may help them return. In a Vermont field, a team tends to young elm trees.

The Norwegian royal family has had a tough year. As world leaders and royals gather in Oslo to pay their final respects to King Harald V, a new generation takes the throne: King Haakon VIII and his ...

A homeowner in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood says he has removed trees from his property in an effort to discourage people from using his yard as a place to hide, store belongings and use drugs. The ...

Activists protesting work on the border wall in Arizona's San Rafael Valley focused on what they called "ancient" cottonwood trees. A scientist says the trees aren't that old. One of the trees is at ...

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The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents. By ...

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Heidi Cope is a health and science writer based in Fort Worth, Texas. She often writes long-form, informational content about health, wellness, and disability, and enjoys interviewing healthcare ...