Hungary spent decades planting millions of black locust trees to stabilise degraded land, but scientists now say they are spreading into protected grasslands and crowding out ...

Trees introduced outside their native habitats often struggle to adapt, but a few go on to reshape entire landscapes. One of those species is the black locust tree, which is an originally North ...

Black locust deploys peptides to steer root bacteria into nitrogen fixation

Plants need nitrogen to grow. Many legumes meet this need through a symbiotic relationship: They harbor bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen and make it available to the plant. Until now, it was ...
LAist

Scientists find thriving fungi, a hopeful sign where 1.3 million Joshua trees were burned

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. An estimated 1.3 million Joshua trees ...
Yahoo News Canada

Between a root and a hard place: Ottawa woman fighting city hall for right to cut down trees

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flanked by signs her son created, Nicole Robert takes her complaint about damage to her house caused by a city tree directly to ...
Yahoo

Keene’s Point HOA removes dozens of trees despite county denial, deepening community dispute

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A year after Channel 9 first told you about a heated debate over the future of more than 100 trees in the Keene’s Point community, ...
Phys.org

Early locust warning systems are key to minimizing natural disasters, returning up to 680 times investment

A study of one of the world's longest-running disaster warning systems—desert locust monitoring—finds surveillance limits damages and generates returns of up to 680 times the investment. The new study ...
sciencex

The root of the problem: Ancient trees may have grown their roots backwards

Secrets about how giant trees grew in reverse can be found in fossil imprints of their roots. Micro-CT scanning shows that the roots were growing tip-to-tail like shoots. Stigmaria (meaning "little ...
ConsumerAffairs

Does a Home Warranty Cover Tree Roots in Sewer Line?

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Tree roots are a primary cause of sewer line damage for homeowners and can drain your bank account. If your pipe collapses due to root intrusion, it can ...
The Florida Times-Union

Why Florida trees are stressed and how to help them

This spring has been difficult for some trees. The National Weather Service is saying we are under extreme drought conditions in northeast Florida. The hotter- and drier-than-normal weather has caused ...
Bleeping Computer

New ‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root Linux access

A new vulnerability dubbed Pack2TheRoot could be exploited in the PackageKit daemon to allow local Linux users to install or remove system packages and gain root permissions. The flaw is identified as ...
Troy Record

Capital Roots plants 50 trees in Watervliet on Earth Day

WATERVLIET, N.Y. — Volunteers and students partnered with Capital Roots to plant 50 trees in the City of Watervliet for Earth Day, highlighting the importance of caring for the environment through ...
Nasdaq

AV Successfully Demonstrates LOCUST Laser Weapon System Aboard USS George H.W. Bush

During the live-fire event, the Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL) system tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones—marking a major milestone toward fielding operational directed ...