You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s the story of the Tree of Ténéré, as well as a couple other famous trees found ...

Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood. A black oak in the Yale-Myers Forest of northern ...

From shady summer picnics to bright fall color, trees shape so many everyday moments in the Midwest. They’re also working hard behind the scenes—cooling our neighborhoods, helping protect clean water ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This rainforest tree solved one of evolution’s hardest ...

The Prometheus tree once stood in this grove on a mountain in Nevada. James R. Bouldin / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In the summer of 1964, a graduate student named Donald Rusk Currey asked ...

A tropical tree with apple-like fruit, the manchineel has earned the title of the deadliest tree in the world. Every part is toxic. You can even get symptoms from standing under a manchineel tree ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. But the ...