In a new effort to save critically endangered plant life, conservationists diffused the first set of bred “dinosaur trees" worldwide. Wollemi pines (Wollemia nobilis) shared the same Earth as the ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American When you hear the word “kangaroo,” you ...

Scientists have a plan to restore the nearly extinct American chestnut to its abundant glory, and they need New York City residents’ help. The New York Restoration Project has launched an effort to ...

After their extinction, seeds and fruits increased exponentially in size. Researchers have hypothesized this happened because in denser forests, competition for light incentivized trees to grow taller ...

LUCKNOW Scientists at the Botanical Survey of India and Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences are suggesting a botanical reclassification of the Parijat tree (also known as Kalpavriksh), after ...

Along Sabwani River in Trans Nzoia county, is a leafy park, full of beautiful flowered plants with the fresh scents of nature. Walking around the area, one experiences a breeze and natural sounds of ...

This article, written by Burundian journalist Rénovat Ndabashinze, was published as part of the training on Climate Justice in Africa. Biodiversity degradation has numerous consequences. This process ...

Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost 2,000 years old. A Phoebe zhennan tree, about 400 years old, in the Wen-Qi ...

Among tree species in the Ecuadorian Amazon, investigators at the Universidad de las Américas, in Ecuador, found that 14% are critically endangered and 47% are endangered. The Plants, People, Planet ...

More than 4,000 tree species are found only in Mexico and Central America, or Mesoamerica. Research published in Plants, People, Planet reveals that nearly half of these tree species are threatened by ...

The buried roots and stumps of an ancient forest in southern China are the charred remains of an ancient war and the burning of a capital city, according to a recent study from researchers who ...