Science news articles about 'trees'

... trees per square kilometre. This pattern held true even after taking account of sources ... density, all factors likely to influence the results. But tree density had no impact on admissions to hospital ...

... Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are about to lead a global effort to capture DNA from thousands of tree species from around the world....

A new, simplified family tree of humanity, published on Sunday, has dealt a blow to those who contend that the enigmatic hominids known as Neanderthals intermingled with our forebears.

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Researchers in Ivory Coast are asking $1 million for a three-headed hybrid coconut tree they believe could substantially boost the tropical nut's yield.

Felled mangrove trees may have doomed the coast of Myanmar [More]

In every production zone worldwide, cocoa trees are faced with pests and diseases that can wipe out entire ... , a highly specific group of cocoa trees, the wild trees found in French Guiana, looks very ...

... offer numerous advantages as a reference system for comparative genomics with other fruit trees, and will be the basis to study morphological, physiological, medicinal and nutritional properties of ...

... $165,000 or $5 per tree. Each tree annually removes 1.5 pounds ... receive substantial environmental and aesthetic benefits from these trees, but the urban forest is at a critical juncture,” McPherson ...

As they steer clear of pythons and alligators, crews are battling to keep the flames away from stands of invasive, and highly flammable, melaleuca trees.

... chainsaws and pry bars, researchers recently hastened the end for nearly 7,000 mature aspen and birch trees in a large-scale, long-term experiment to glimpse the Great Lakes region's future forests.

The scientist who coined the term "global warming" calls for millions of artificial trees to pull CO2 from the air.

... although they will always need to take other factors, such as range contraction, into account." The family tree, or 'phylogeny', covers over 93% of British birds. Examples of birds which may be at ...

... the same average leaf temperature is quite astonishing, particularly since trees are most definitely not endothermic. Our research suggests that they use a combination of purely physical phenomena — ...

Scientists have grown an ancient Israeli tree from an excavated seed.

JERUSALEM, June 13 (UPI) -- Researchers say a 4-foot-high date tree grown from a 2,000-year-old seed is doing well along the bone-dry cliffs of Masada, Israel.