The world’s tallest Douglas fir is damaged but alive after burning for nearly a week in Oregon. On August 21, arborists climbed the famous 327-foot-tall tree known as the Doerner Fir and used a hose ...

Tropical trees do more than absorb carbon — they cool the air, increase cloud cover, and resist fires, giving them far greater impact than trees planted elsewhere. Credit: Shutterstock Planting trees ...

A retired couple’s rare prehistoric tree has produced seeds for the first time ever, worth more than $6,716. Pamela and Alistair Thompson, both 75, bought a Wollemi pine for just $94 in 2010 as a ...

Portland, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world's tallest trees, near the state's southern coast. The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

CANTON ‒ A woman narrowly escaped a potential catastrophe the morning of Aug. 20 when a tree fell on her house at 1319 Woodland Ave. NW, causing substantial damage. Fire Department Battalion Chief ...

RUTLAND — A house on Central Tree Road was gutted by fire the morning of Friday, Aug. 15. The lone occupant of the house at the time, a young teen, got out safely. Fire officials said the four-alarm ...

Spotted lanternflies are back in Massachusetts "While the primary host plant of (the spotted lanterfly) is the invasive tree-of-heaven, researchers have found that it also targets grapevines, hops and ...

The footage, which has racked up over 3.8 million views, has fueled calls for boycotts and comparisons to pricier rivals like Dollar General. Many shoppers said they’re disgusted by price increases ...

There's a thriving community of diverse microbes living in tree wood, a new study led by a Yale School of the Environment team of scientists has found. A single tree hosts about one trillion bacteria ...