NASA scientists want you, yes you, to take part in a mission. The space agency launched a new component function of its citizen science mobile application GLOBE Observer last month. It now invites ...

While it’s long been assumed that radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can reduce some carbon emissions by making supply chains and inventory more transparent and error-free, how to ...

Figuring out what the Earth’s climate is going to do at any given point is a difficult task. To know how it will react to given events, you need to know what you’re working with. This requires an ...

image: Tomogram showing areas of wood decay in a tree with an irregularly shaped trunk, based on sonic tomography with the PiCUS 3 Sonic Tomograph. view more Living trees can rot from the inside out, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA scientists will use lasers from space to help measure the ...

The term “urban forest” may sound like an oxymoron. When most of us think about forests, we may picture vast expanses of tall trunks and dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves, far from the ...

NASA is calling on users of its GLOBE Observer app to use their smartphone camera as a method to help verify satellite data measuring the height of trees. The update to its app, adding the feature, ...

GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST, Washington State, Sept 15 (Reuters Life!) - Gliding across the treetops in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington State may sound like the latest trend in ...

The Native Tree Society regularly visits Mohawk Trail State Forest to measure and track some of the tallest trees in the state and photographer Brian Kelley is traveling across the country documenting ...

Q: We excavated a trench for drainage near an oak tree. At the closest point, we are maybe 12 feet from the trunk of the tree. We did not break any roots larger than about 3/4 inch. Will the tree live ...

Most people would never think of London as a forest. Yet there are actually more trees in London than people. And now, new work by researchers at University College London shows that pockets of this ...

When the summer sun blazes on a hot city street, our first reaction is to flee to a shady spot protected by a building or tree. A new study is the first to calculate exactly how much these shaded ...