“This is an important contribution and one that’s timely,” says Patrick Megonigal, a biogeochemist with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center who is not affiliated with the study. Megonigal ...

A new study has revealed that bark microbes feed off harmful greenhouse gases. The microbes studied eliminated different gases, depending on whether they lived in wetland, mangrove, or upland forests.

The seasons are changing from fall to winter, and one of the major changes to the environment is that the deciduous trees have lost their leaves. Evergreen trees may still have green needles, but all ...

Do you ever visit the New Hanover County Arboretum and see a beautiful tree with some unique attributes? Perhaps it’s displaying the weeping form of soft-needled cypress leaves, or the spiraling trunk ...

Choosing the right materials is essential for crafting authentic African bark cloth jewelry. The inner bark of trees such as ...