The giant trees of tropical forests are important allies in the fight against climate change because of their ability to store carbon, yet they are still poorly understood by science. However, a study ...

Samples collected at daring heights provide evidence for an untested theory of tree drought adaptation, while countering another.

Sequoia National Park is home to the largest trees in the world. Stand in awe underneath the park's biggest giants that are ...

A new study found that enormous dipterocarp trees have special adaptations to transport water up to their highest limbs, ...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A lightning-sparked wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest burned Tuesday through a grove of giant sequoias and set some of the ancient towering trees on fire. Wildland ...

Giant trees are the largest and longest living organisms on the Earth and play an important ecological role in the natural world. Moreover, human societies recognize relatively large trees, and ...

The photo said it all. On the back of a logging truck, a tree so large it could barely fit. It was cut down in Tasmania's Florentine Valley, not far from Mount Field, where it had started life as a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. AMAZONAS, Brazil – As tropical forests worldwide degrade and decline at increasing rates, the fate of their largest trees remains uncertain. These ...

The Giant Eucalyptus Specimen Archive was made possible in part by funding from the Jayne Wilson Bequest from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Daniel Bar-Ness runs Giant Tree Expeditions, a ...

As a child, my parents took me to see General Sherman, the tree in Sequoia National Park, and I became awestricken by the sheer size and magnificence of giant sequoias. As an adult, still enamored ...

A firefighter walks near the Mariposa Grove as the Washburn Fire burns in Yosemite National Park. National Park Service/AP A wildfire burning in Yosemite National Park has forced the closure of its ...