Winter isn't typically seen as a time of beauty, as plants die or hibernate until spring. However, this one tree stays ...

What: You can’t walk by this tree without noticing the chestnut-brown peeling bark. Attractive year-round, Acer griseum’s warm, rich bark makes an especially welcome contribution to our winter gardens ...

Trees are the Earth’s lungs – it’s well understood they draw down and lock up vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But emerging research is showing trees can also emit methane, and it’s ...

Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species ...

“This is an important contribution and one that’s timely,” says Patrick Megonigal, a biogeochemist with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center who is not affiliated with the study. Megonigal ...