Collaborate Disseminate
Figuring out what the Earth’s climate is going to do at any given point is a difficult task. To know how it will react to given events, you need to …read more Continue reading Measuring Trees Via Satellite Actually Takes A Great Deal of Field Work
Five years ago, a 38-year-old woman was enjoying an outdoor concert with her family with one of her twin infants in her arms. In the week prior, it had been …read more Continue reading Singapore Branches Out Into Internet of Trees
As the leaves fall from the trees here in the Northern Hemisphere, we are greeted with a clear view of the branches and limbs that make up the skeleton of the tree. [Nicolas McDonald] made a simple observation while looking at trees, that the sum of the cross-sectional area is …read more
Arbor Day is a holiday many countries dedicate to planting trees, but with the steady encroachment of climate change, we need to maximize our time. Dronecoria doesn’t just plant a tree; it sows “hectares in minutes.” A hectare is 10,000 square meters or 2.471 acres. These aren’t the drones you’re …read more
Data from 2016 pegs it as the hottest year since recording began way back in 1880. Carbon dioxide levels continue to sit at historical highs, and last year the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that humanity has just 12 years to limit warming to 1.5 C.
Reducing emissions …read more
A new study published Friday in Nature Plants showed that 36 percent of critically endangered plants produce recalcitrant seeds, which can’t be preserved. Continue reading Seed Vaults Can’t Save a Third of Critically Endangered Plants
“Messiness” has been identified as the main reason consumers avoid real trees. Scientists are finding ways around it. Continue reading Scientists Are Creating Christmas Trees That Don’t Shed Their Needles
In North America, the lodgepole pine is facing historic die-offs. Southern Argentina has a different problem. Continue reading This National Park in Patagonia Is Being Overrun With Invasive Canadian Trees
Though logging has a greater overall impact, growing pot can be even more destructive on a per-unit-area basis, according to a recent study. Continue reading Illegal Weed Can Be Worse for Forests than Logging
The intricate process is both festive and meditative. Continue reading Watch and Marvel At a Holiday Ornament Being Made