California wildfires threatening forest home of world's oldest trees
Less than 15 miles from the Silver Fire, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest's trees are thousands of years old, including ...
City trees respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts
It's tricky to predict precisely what the impacts of climate change will be, given the many variables involved. To predict ...
Mongabay14d
‘3,000 year-old’ trees in Tanzania are new species
A group of botanists has discovered a new species of rainforest tree in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains. A total of around 100 mature trees were found growing in two village land forest reserves ...
The New York Times14d
How to Find New York City’s Cherry Blossoms
By filtering for the species “Japanese Flowering Cherry” on the Parks Department’s New York City Street Tree Map, you can see the exact locations of thousands of cherry trees. The Cherry ...
Helsinki15d
Trees awaken to spring at their own pace, even within the same species in the same forest – with a difference of up to 12 days
The study focused on silver birch trees and found that species richness and competitive pressure for light in the immediate vicinity influenced the timing of spring leaf burst, while water ...
Inverness Courier18d
MV Glen Sannox ‘expected’ to be back in action on Sunday, CalMac says
File photo of the Glen Sannox ferry journeying from Brodick on Isle of Arran to Troon on its first official day in service (Andrew Milligan/PA) A ferry operator has said a ship that was taken out of ...
The National18d
CalMac's MV Glen Sannox to return to service after hull cracks repair
A CalMac spokesperson said: “The dive inspection has identified a hairline crack on a weld seam on MV Glen Sannox’s hull earlier today and we can confirm repairs are now under way at Brodick and ...