Anywhere between 1,000 and 5,000 years old in age, here are some of the oldest trees in the world that have stood tall ...

Tree of Life,' a Sitka spruce in Olympic National Park, is nearing the end of its life on the Washington coast.

The team suggests that the species' unique height and broad crown might make it more likely to attract lightning strikes.

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree ...

Researchers in Tanzania have unveiled a previously unknown species of gigantic tree, Tessmannia princeps, towering over the ...

A robotics specialist, he animated puppets and dolls for displays worldwide. His “Toyland,” with a two-story-high Santa, drew ...

Size: Tree-of-heaven has rapid growth and can grow into a large tree, reaching heights of 80 feet and up to 6 feet in diameter. Bark: The bark of tree-of-heaven is smooth and brownish-green when young ...

Los Angeles has some of the strictest tree planting rules in the nation. These policies limit tree growth, worsen shade disparities and don't improve safety, researchers found. When researchers ...

The new species was discovered in the rainforests of the Udzungwa Mountains during field surveys and has been named ...