Behavior Trees (BTs) have emerged as a critical framework for organising decision-making processes in both robotics and artificial intelligence. Initially developed for computer game artificial ...

Trees are often viewed as individuals that compete with one another for access to limited resources. But could trees in stressed environments actually benefit from positive, facultative interactions?

As we roll into the cold months here in Upstate New York, most trees have done exactly what we expect them to do. The leaves ...

Chimps that throw stones at trees and let the rocks accumulate at the base do so because they like the sound it makes—not because the trees are sacred and hitting them with stones is part of an ...

Along with energy conservation and storm-water reduction, scientists may soon be adding crime-fighting to the list of benefits that urban trees provide. Researchers have published a new study that ...

Ants have been seen healing wounded trees in Panama—behavior that is believed to have never been observed before. When holes were drilled into Cecropia tree trunks, the ants emerged from their homes ...