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Dinosaur asteroid wiped out most bird species
May 26, 2018According to a new study, only a few select bird species survived the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Glowing trees could replace street lights
VIDEO Dec 16, 2017By embedding nanoparticles in leaves, scientists at MIT have created plants that glow in the dark.
Mystery surrounds poisoned trees in Norfolk
Oct 23, 2017Authorities have been investigating a recent 'attack' on a number of protected 200-year-old trees.
Eden Project UFO revealed as publicity stunt
Jul 25, 2017Videos and pictures of an alleged UFO over Cornwall have turned out to be part of a promotional exercise.
What is the oldest living thing on Earth ?
Jun 12, 2017When it comes to extremely long-lived life forms, trees and plants beat animals hands down every time.
Poland's Crooked Forest remains a mystery
Apr 2, 2017Experts are no closer to determining why the trees outside Gryfino, Poland are all bent out of shape.
'Mystery gardener' plants trees after dark
Mar 24, 2017An unknown individual in Stevenage, UK has been planting trees on a town green under cover of darkness.
Earth was once covered in giant mushrooms
VIDEO Mar 22, 2017Back when the tallest trees were only a few feet high, huge towers of fungus grew in excess of 8 meters.
Mysterious earthworks found in the Amazon
Feb 7, 2017More than 450 large geometrical geoglyphs have been discovered in areas cleared by deforestation.
Mystery surrounds felling of 200 beech trees
Jan 23, 2017Authorities in Wales are attempting to work out who chopped down hundreds of beech trees near Caerphilly.
'Winged creature' photograph has gone viral
Jan 5, 2017An image of what has been described as a 'winged demon' has been uploaded by a user on Facebook.
World's tallest tropical tree discovered
Nov 15, 2016A tree measuring a whopping 309ft tall has been identified alongside 49 other runners-up in Borneo.
Amazon tree discoveries will take 300 years
Jul 13, 2016It turns out that it will take centuries for scientists to discover all the different species of trees.
Trees may actually 'sleep' during the night
May 19, 2016For the first time, trees have been observed undergoing changes at night that can be likened to sleep.
Australia's early lions hunted from trees
Feb 16, 2016A species of prehistoric marsupial lion was able to climb up trees and ambush its prey from above.
5,000-year-old tree undergoes a sex change
VIDEO Nov 6, 2015Something unusual seems to be happening to the famed Fortingall Yew - one of the oldest trees in Europe.
Drones could plant one billion trees a year
VIDEO Oct 6, 2015A new UK-based startup company has an ambitious plan to automate the process of planting trees.
There are still three trillion trees on Earth
Sep 3, 2015The number of trees left in all the forests on Earth is now believed to measure in the trillions.
'Island of dolls' is the stuff of nightmares
Aug 5, 2015A remote area of woodland in Mexico is home to thousands of mutilated dolls hanging up in trees.
'Fairy doors' out of control in Wayford Woods
Mar 5, 2015An appeal has been launched asking visitors not to screw small wooden doors in to the bottom of trees.
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