Firefighters are wrapping fire-resistant blankets around ancient trees as blazes tear through California's Sequoia National Park

You can’t squeeze water from a rock. But tree roots can —and they’re doing it more frequently than scientists previously thought.

Harvesting high grade metals – such as nickel, gold, and cobalt — from plants just like any other crop is called phytomining

Planting trees and replenishing forests are among the simplest and most appealing natural climate solutions

A water-carrying membrane inside bamboo that enables it to be the fastest growing plant in the world has inspired a QUT research team

A single tree along a city street or in a backyard can provide measurable cooling benefits according to a new study from American University

Stefano Boeri has unveiled designs for three buildings covered with pollution-absorbing trees and plants in Egypt

Software to help towns and cities use street-planting to reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution has been developed by researchers

Trees are a large part of the climate change solution, with their ability to suck carbon out of the atmosphere and store it.

Reforestation could help to combat climate change, but whether and where to plant trees is a complex choice with many conflicting factors.

Today The Brighter 5 brings you a list of the five most disruptive and promising new technology advancements towards carbon neutrality.

Trees are often heralded as the heroes of environmental mitigation. They remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which slows the pace...

A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in plants.

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