Winter is the perfect time for certain trees, but timing is crucial. Pruning at the right moment can keep your trees disease-free and your orchard thriving.

ANN ARBOR, MI — Eighth Street resident Conan Smith said he looked out his window one December morning and his first thought was, “Oh, look, it snowed.” “And then I was like, wait a minute, it’s like ...

Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

American beeches have been suffering recently from a disease widespread in both Connecticut landscapes and forests.

What started as calls for concern about contaminated water in Ann Arbor turned into a fun science lesson that no one was ...

Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new research published Jan. 8 in Science. In the past, tree bark was considered little more than an ...

Paper birch, though, is so much more. According to the National Park Service, there is evidence of the trees being used by ...

The bark of a single tree can be home to trillions of bacteria, and these microbes may have an important but neglected role in controlling greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The total surface ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trees produce antibodies against harmful fungi. But bark beetles absorb these antibodies and use them to their own advantage. And ...

Australian researchers co-led by Southern Cross University have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. The trees' bark harbours trillions of microbes that help scrub the air of greenhouse ...

Luke Jeffrey receives funding from the Australian Research Council through an ARC DECRA Fellowship. Chris Greening receives funding from the Australian Research Council, National Health & Medical ...