Japanese maples can grow weak and fail to produce thick, strong branches if their delicate roots are not protected from frost damage during winter ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Maintaining the shape of shrubs and trees is a practice that has been associated with beauty and tranquility for centuries. Highly ornamental trees like the Japanese maple grow into stunning specimens ...

Yakisugi is a Japanese architectural technique for charring the surface of wood. It has become quite popular in ...

More than 850 trees have been planted by volunteers including primary school children to create a Japanese-style microforest. The pupils, aged four to 11, helped to plant a mixture of native woodland ...

The hollowed-out trunk of the ancient yellow cedar felt like a cocoon with its soft floor of bark strips. A mother bear had molded this bed when she came each year to hibernate and to birth her cubs ...

Q: We excavated a trench for drainage near an oak tree. At the closest point, we are maybe 12 feet from the trunk of the tree. We did not break any roots larger than about 3/4 inch. Will the tree live ...

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate ...