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Fig tree

Some Fig Trees Can Turn CO2 Into Stone — A Hidden Talent That Could Combat Climate Change

Cherokee mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus-adatsihi)

This Giant Salamander Once Hunted in the Hills of Prehistoric Tennessee

NASA satellites that monitor changes in vegetation near volcanoes

Trees Can Warn Us of Volcanic Eruptions From Space

Spruce with recording unit attached

Trees Communicate With Each Other to Get Ready for a Solar Eclipse

Baby sitting on green grass

Greener Neighborhoods, Healthier Newborns: The Power of Urban Tree Planting

Dinosaurs and fruit evolution

Dinosaur Extinction Allowed Seeds to Grow and Fruits to Flourish

alaska-tundra

Permafrost Thaw and Wildfires Are Raising CO2 Emissions in Arctic Tundras

fire

Why Controlled Burns Sometimes Mutate into Runaway Wildfires

Be a Tree Champion!

Be a Tree Champion

Falling for Fungi

Falling for Fungi

Two images show a chestnut sprout and the Cryphonectria parasitica fungus

Chestnut Blight Has Significantly Altered the Composition of Shenandoah National Park

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Trees Don’t Like To Breathe Wildfire Smoke and They’ll Hold Their Breath To Avoid It

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