The value of professional tree assessments is immense when considering safety, economics, legal responsibility, and ...

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Scientists are searching for the secret in Doug Whitney’s biology that has protected him from dementia, hoping it could lead to ways to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s for many other people.

Urban trees are essential to the health of cities and their residents: they cool neighborhoods, filter pollution from the air ...

Three new faculty members in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology brings distinct expertise to strengthen the ...

Money trees like moist soil, but too much can suffocate and kill the roots. "Because the roots are responsible for absorbing ...

Could a simple blood test reveal how well someone is aging? A team of researchers led by Wolfram Weckwerth from the ...

Christmas tree growers across northern Michigan may soon get relief from prevalent fungal diseases with new federally-funded ...

From fungus gnats to thrips, common houseplant pests can be a real nuisance, but with a bit of know-how, they will disappear ...

In the early part of the 20th century, the American chestnut was ravaged by an invasive fungus that arrived from Asia. That fungus made the American chestnut functionally extinct, and although some ...

To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...