In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

A recent University of Chicago alumni magazine highlights a quote by novelist Amitov Ghosh: "There is no forest. They’re all gardens of one kind or another.” During this grim winter season, trees in ...

The autumn has arrived and northeastern North America’s forests will soon grace us with a breathtaking palette of reds, yellows and golds. These vivid colours will then fade, giving way to bare ...