Fact Finders: Falling branches raise insurance questions

The National Weather Service says winds of that speed can snap small twigs and branches. Larger branches can fall in those ...

Longer growing seasons fail to counteract drought-driven declines in forest growth, study finds

Climate change is extending the growing season in European forests, but this effect will not be sufficient to offset the ...
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Study maps how plants set size across roots leaves and stems

Unraveling the mysteries of plant growth, a recent study titled “How plants decide their size: Study maps plant growth ...
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Downy Woodpeckers ‘Grunt’ as They Turn Their Bodies Into Hammers to Drill Into Trees

Researchers studied the combination of muscles and breaths that the tiny birds use as they strike trees with their beaks ...