More information continues to surface that trees may be far more connected than we thought. Forest ecologist Suzanne Simard of The University of British Colombia gave a TED talk in June, during which ...

Trees talk to each other. It’s true! Just ask Dr. Suzanna Simard, professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia and author of the new book, Finding the Mother Tree. Through decades ...

A popular theory about how trees cooperate has enchanted the public and raised the profile of forest conservation. But some ecologists think its scientific basis has been oversold. It was a call from ...

Wondering who or what is causing all that knocking, knock, knocking outside that’s driving you crazy? My guess it’s a woodpecker. Woodpeckers are part of the Picidae family that also includes piculets ...

I love trees and am not immune to hugging them. It may not be rational, but when I’m near one of these quiet giants, I feel like they are kin—ancient grandparents, or at least benevolent witnesses of ...