Unveiling the sacred Wiradjuri carved trees
In a landmark collaboration between Wiradjuri people, NSW State government and archaeologists, new research has revealed the deep-time hidden story of Wiradjuri carved trees (marara) and burials (dhabuganha) in Southeast Australia......»»
A revelation about trees is messing with climate calculations
Scientists are learning more about “sesquiterpenes" vapors made from trees. Enlarge / The early morning sun shines through the morning fog on the countryside in Chongqing, China, September 14, 2023. (credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto.....»»
In Shawnee National Forest, a debate swirls around how to best protect trees amid climate change and wildfires
The Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois is a mosaic of towering trees, lush wetlands and commanding rock formations that are the native habitat for a wealth of plants and animals, including 19 species of oaks......»»
A Revelation About Trees Is Messing With Climate Calculations
Trees make clouds by releasing small quantities of vapors called “sesquiterpenes.” Scientists are learning more—and it’s making climate models hazy......»»
Spotted lanternfly has spread to Illinois, threatening trees and crops
Illinois is the latest state to find invasive spotted lanternflies, an winged insect that's spreading across the eastern U.S. and is subject to squish-on-sight requests in New York and elsewhere......»»
How did the Maui fire spread so quickly? Overgrown gully, stubborn embers may be key to probe
Melted remains of an old car tire. Heavily burned trees. A charred stump of an abandoned utility pole......»»
How to save plants from climate change. The answers may be the language of their tissues and physiology
Redwoods and oaks that thrive on California's coastline and coastal mountains might soon start finding it harder to survive. Human-caused climate change is altering the temperatures and rainfall patterns to which those and other trees are accustomed,.....»»
How to save plants from climate change. The answers maybe the language of their tissues and physiology
Redwoods and oaks that thrive on California's coastline and coastal mountains might soon start finding it harder to survive. Human-caused climate change is altering the temperatures and rainfall patterns to which those and other trees are accustomed,.....»»
We need urban trees more than ever—here"s how to save them from extreme heat
Australians are bracing for a hot spring and summer. The Bureau of Meteorology has finally declared El Niño is underway, making warmer and drier conditions more likely for large parts of the country. And we've just watched the Northern Hemisphere sw.....»»
Arson turns Amazon reforestation project to ashes
It was supposed to be a good-news story out of the damaged Amazon rainforest: a project that replanted hundreds of thousands of trees in an illegally deforested nature reserve in Brazil......»»
Unveiling the science of ultrasound-driven microbubble desorption
Injecting drugs into the bloodstream can often harm healthy tissues as well. Drug delivery systems (DDSs) are an innovative solution designed to target specific cells and minimize such side effects. One strategy for drug delivery that has steadily ga.....»»
NASA tech lets scientists see snow water through the trees
NASA scientists are testing a technology that could more accurately measure water stored in snow as seen from a satellite in orbit......»»
Unveiling the aquatic marvel: The rock-climbing fish and its adhesion-sliding feat
Underwater "traffic" encompasses a fascinating variety of creatures, from fish with their graceful swimming postures to jet-propelled jellyfish and remoras hitching rides on other organisms. Among these, a remarkable species known as the "underwater.....»»
"Do not anthropomorphize plants," say plant and forest researchers
Plants are often attributed with abilities similar to those known in the animal or human world. Trees are said to have feelings and can purportedly care for their offspring, like mothers. In an article in the review journal Trends in Plant Science, 3.....»»
Archaeologists find 500-year-old board game carved in ruins of Polish castle
Nine-man morris, or mill, is a two-person strategy game with ancient origins. Enlarge / Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an early 16th-century Polish castle discovered a carved strategy board game called Mill. (credit: Toma.....»»
New study disproves Leonardo da Vinci"s "rule of trees"
A "rule of trees" developed by Leonardo da Vinci to describe how to draw trees has been largely adopted by science when modeling trees and how they function......»»
How to tackle the global deforestation crisis
Imagine if France, Germany and Spain were completely blanketed in forests—and then all those trees were quickly chopped down. That's nearly the amount of deforestation that occurred globally between 2001 and 2020, with profound consequences......»»
Unveiling the invisible: A bioinspired CMOS-integrated polarization imaging sensor
Polarimetric imaging can uncover features invisible to human eyes and conventional imaging sensors, and it is becoming an ever more essential technique in modern society. Conventional polarimetric imaging systems require complex optical components an.....»»
Mapping deadly oak wilt disease from space to protect our forests
As our climate rapidly changes, greater numbers of trees are dying from diseases like oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungus that moves through the vascular system of oak trees causing rapid mortality. The disease can be stopped if foresters know where the d.....»»
Apple disputes claim that the iPhone 12 is suddenly breaking radiation standards
As Apple was unveiling the iPhone 15 yesterday, parties in the EU were working to have the iPhone 12 banned. more….....»»
Stone Age artists carved detailed human and animal tracks in rock art in Namibia
During the Later Stone Age in what is now Namibia, rock artists imbued so much detail into their engravings of human and animal prints that current-day Indigenous trackers could identify which animals' prints they were depicting, as well as the anima.....»»