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A map of every tree in Africa will help monitor deforestation

A technique based on high-resolution satelllite images could help researchers monitor tree cover loss, reforestation and the impact of climate change

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A wood transistor made from balsa wood soaked in a conductive polymer, along with carbon fibres, paraffin wax, silver paste and carbon paste.

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Wood transistor could let us embed electronics in trees

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Nalini Nadkarni, the ecologist revealing the secrets of cloud forests

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Nalini Nadkarni, the ecologist revealing the secrets of cloud forests

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Life

Ecologists are infecting trees with fungi to make them age prematurely

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Mycelium of mushroom. Mycorrhizal association, the fungus colonizes the host plant's root tissues. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association. Mycorhize. - Image ID: BDF3AY (RF)

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Adding wild fungi to soil could make trees store more carbon

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INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 28: A 4,853-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree known as Methuselah is growing high at Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California, United States on November 28, 2021. It is also recognized as the non-clonal tree with the greatest confirmed age in the world. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Elderflora review: A history of ancient trees is excellent in parts

Culture

Trees help to ease the “urban heat island effect”, which sees temperatures in cities climb higher than in nearby rural areas

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Doubling trees in European cities could prevent thousands of deaths

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Photosynthesis enhanced poplar comparison vs controls

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Forests bioengineered to capture more carbon will be planted in the US

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Ancient bristlecone pine trees in California

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Twisted shapes of ancient trees may explain their extreme longevity

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Aerial view of Central Park, New York City

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Global warming could kill many of the tree species that cool cities

Around three-quarters of the tree and shrub species currently grown in cities worldwide are predicted to be at risk from hotter and drier conditions by 2050

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Environment

The heat and drought in Europe will lead to a huge wave of tree deaths

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Recycling dead trees could cut carbon emissions in US cities

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Kyoto's cherry blossoms are reaching full bloom 11 days earlier

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Life

Tree plantations with diverse species grow better than monocultures

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