By John Cannon Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands ...

Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced. The Western ...

Together with the oceans, they are one of the two most important carbon sinks, due to their capacity to store carbon in the soil and in tree biomass. As such, promoting fast-growing trees could ...

Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been deposited in the cold, dry rock vaults of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the permafrost of ...

Learn about our editorial policies Decision trees are major components of finance, philosophy, and decision analysis in university classes. Yet, many students and graduates fail to understand ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Trees depicted in famous artworks across a range of styles follow the same mathematical rules as their ...