Cities are seeking low-cost ways to ease the heat island effect. Researchers found benefits and trade-offs in two popular ...

High in the arid mountain forests of eastern California there is a living tree that's older than the pyramids of Giza and the ...

Life Woodpecker brains process their own tree-drumming as if it's birdsong The brain circuitry that lets birds learn songs is active when woodpeckers drum on trees, suggesting the abilities may ...