Mangrove ecosystems rank among the most efficient "blue carbon" systems on Earth, capable of absorbing and storing vast quantities of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2). However, mangroves also release ...

This is down to both genetics, and to the flow of auxins, the growth hormones of trees, say our readers Two major factors that contribute to the specific shape of a tree are its genetics and the flow ...

Why it's incredible: Pando looks like a forest, but it's actually one giant tree. Pando is an ancient quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) with 47,000 genetically identical stems, or tree trunks, ...