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Waterworks on Tree Stems: The Wonders of Stemflow

by Gabriel G. Katul, Bavand Keshavarz, Amirreza Meydani and Delphis F. Levia 21 August 202520 August 2025

Stemflow hydrodynamics offers rich physics that seeks to describe water and matter cycling within the atmosphere-biosphere-geosphere with implications for water resources planning.

A map and graph from the study.
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Tree Rings Record History of Jet Stream-Related Climate Extremes

by Susan Trumbore 20 August 202520 August 2025

Persistent spatial patterns of summer weather extremes in the northern hemisphere recorded in tree ring growth records provide a thousand-year history of jet stream ‘wave5’ dynamics.

A square research plot with no snow, surrounded by a snowy forest
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Warming Winters Sabotage Trees’ Carbon Uptake

by Grace van Deelen 31 July 202531 July 2025

In temperate forests, the biomass-building benefits of warmer growing seasons are offset by damaging variability in winter weather—a disparity that climate models may miss.

Nelson Zamora from the National Herbarium of Costa Rica, plants a threatened tree species.
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First Species-Level Assessment Reveals Extinction Risk in Mesoamerica

by Roberto González 23 July 202523 July 2025

Forty-six percent of tree species in Mesoamerica are threatened with extinction. Researchers hope a new regional study will inform targeted conservation strategies.

A satellite image of northwestern Europe at night shows several urban centers that appear as bright clusters of light.
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Artificial Light Lengthens the Urban Growing Season

by Caroline Hasler 18 July 202518 July 2025

New research shows that artificial light at night lengthens the plant growing season in cities, overshadowing the effect of high urban temperatures.

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A New Satellite Material Comes Out of the Woodwork

by Grace van Deelen 7 July 20257 July 2025

With lessons learned from their first attempt, Kyoto University scientists hope a second CubeSat made of magnolia will spark an age of wooden spacecraft.

Diagram of the field experiment used in the study.
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Deep Root Respiration Helps Break Down Rocks

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 2 July 20252 July 2025

The carbon dioxide that results from respiration in and around deep roots is an essential component in the chemical weathering of sandstone rock soils.

Un gran árbol con flores rosadas se alza por encima de un bosque de otros árboles verdes.
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Algunos árboles tropicales se benefician de los rayos

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 10 June 20259 June 2025

Dos imágenes muestran el mismo árbol, antes (izquierda) y después (derecha) del impacto de un rayo. En la imagen de la derecha, el árbol no está cubierto de enredaderas leñosas y algunos de los árboles que lo rodean han muerto.

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As Climate Changes, So Do Gardens Across the United States

by Grace van Deelen 28 May 202528 May 2025

Warmer winter temperatures have altered frost patterns and growing seasons across the United States, forcing botanical gardens and arboretums to adapt.

Maps and graphs from the paper.
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Revised Emissions Show Higher Cooling in 10th Century Eruption

by Lynn Russell 16 May 202515 May 2025

The associated cooling from the Eldgjá eruption is larger than previously predicted and better matches tree-ring temperature reconstructions based on updated estimated emissions.

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