Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...

Genetic modification is the only credible path to restoring the blight-wracked American chestnut. Bruce Beehler is a ...

An artificial-intelligence network trained on a vast trove of sequence data is a step towards designing completely new ...

Environmental and lifestyle factors play a far greater role than genetics in determining the likelihood of dying young, according to the largest study yet to untangle the contributions of nature ...

Conservationists need to act fast, though. Researchers make breakthrough discovery after studying genetics of trees: 'There ...

A self-pollinating nonpareil could mean less need for bees and greater production for the most popular variety of nut.

More than 80% of all genetic research is conducted in individuals of European ancestry 1, raising concerns that Indigenous people and other under-represented groups might not benefit from the ...

Do schools and trees mix? You may have memories of shady playing areas and shelter belts by playing fields, but our recent study suggests this is increasingly an exception rather than a rule.

It may sound strange but plants can remember stress. Scientists are still learning about how plants do this without a brain.

A new study in the journal Nature throws a new theory into the fray. Analyzing a wealth of DNA collected from fossilized human bones, the researchers found that the first Indo-European speakers ...

Feb. 13, 2025 — Scientists discovered that the red stigmas in wind-pollinated trees accumulate anthocyanin, the same compounds that are revealed in autumn leaves after green chlorophyll ...