If you look different to your close relatives, you may have felt separate from your family. As a child, during particularly stormy fall outs you might have even hoped it was a sign that you were ...

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Trees are some of the largest and most widespread organisms on Earth, yet the true number of their species has been an enduring mystery. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad ...

Trees have special ways to defend themselves against insects, even animals eating their leaves. Learn how trees “talk to each other. Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ...

Visitors to the science festival at the University of Hull get a chance to hear what goes on beneath the bark of a tree. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's ...

Researchers have discovered East Asia's tallest known tree, an 84.1-meter Taiwania cypress nicknamed the "Heaven Sword of the ...

From record-breaking stays in space to a "knife-wielding orca," it has been a busy week in the world of science news. But the story that has most captured our imagination is that of what Earth could ...