Despite the damage incurred by recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018, the pine tree industry in Florida still is a major contributor to the state’s economy. This industry includes the ...

For Michael Dudikoff, the allure of living on the scenic Palos Verdes Peninsula stems from its forest-like setting. But lately, Dudikoff has noticed an increase in infected and dying pine trees ...

A version of this article first appeared in The Panama City News Herald (NewsHerald.com) on July 11, 2019. We are 10 months post-Hurricane Michael, and just as we thought we had dealt with most of the ...

We are 9 months post-Hurricane Michael, and just as we thought we had dealt with most of the dead and damaged trees in our landscapes there seems to be a second wave of tree decline. Over the past few ...

Most of the millions of trees dying in California forests because of the state’s continuing drought are in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains, scientists say. U.S. Forest Service scientists say more ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service determined Monday that whitebark pine, a tree found atop mountains across the American West, faces an "imminent" risk of extinction because of factors including climate ...

Katherine Irving is an intern at The Scientist. She studied creative writing, biology, and geology at Macalester College, where she honed her skills in journalism and podcast production and conducted ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a quarter of the trees that are a key food source for some grizzly bears have been killed ...