Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

A species of old-growth tree that is totally new to science has been hiding out in a narrow slice of mountain rainforest in ...

New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of the elusive 'fairy lantern' genus Thismia in a hill dipterocarp forest in ...

More than 90 million years ago, a creature with a long neck and two claw-baring fingers roamed the Earth, grabbing plants and ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one of the most widely distributed species in ...

The study examined 25,000 plots in the region. Scientists sound alarm about phenomenon observed in trees across the Western ...

Scientists then leaned towards it being a giant fungus, but the classification remained uncertain. A 2007 study even ...

Every plant deserves to thrive, but it almost seems like a waste to give a stunning ornamental cherry blossom tree (Prunus serrulata) anything less than the ideal conditions to flourish. These ...

Fossils known as Prototaxites, which once dominated the land, have puzzled scientists since Darwin’s days. New evidence ...

WAKAYAMA — Someiyoshino cherry blossoms have begun blooming in Wakayama, four days earlier than last year, according to the Wakayama Local Meteorological Office announced Wednesday. The blossoms are ...

Invasive species are non-native species that have been introduced to an ecosystem and have established there causing ecological damage. The study of invasive species involves questions about the ...