The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie our ability to recognize artworks as depictions of trees. The authors begin ...

It's easy to think of trees as part of the landscape. But what if the trees were the landscape? That's what a new study by a researcher at the University of Georgia asks us to imagine. By considering ...

Across cities and suburbs, a curious pattern keeps turning up in aerial photos and field surveys alike: trees that stand closest to cell towers are often the ones that look the sickest. Their crowns ...