Council discovers 46 trees mistakenly cut down during park redevelopment
The Town of Victoria Park has revealed nearly 50 trees were removed without authorisation during redevelopment works to…
Deforestation boosts flash flood, landslide risk from Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa pummeled areas of the Caribbean already vulnerable to landslides and flash flooding because of factors made…
Fresh doubts over WA Labor election commitments to boost Perth’s tree canopy
The WA government is facing fresh questions over its plans to boost Perth’s tree cover, with experts saying…
Kratom ‘Cousin’ Tree May Hold Genetic Recipe For Cancer-Active Alkaloid
Mitragyna Parvifolia tree. (Credit: Haena148 on Shutterstock) In A Nutshell Scientists mapped the Mitragyna parvifolia genome and identified…
AA Design & Make students devise simple way to build with tree forks
Students from London’s Architectural Association have developed a low-cost and easily repeatable way to build with tree forks…
Eucalypt trail named after botanist Dean Nicolle opens in SA
Nearly two decades ago, artist Ian Roberts set out to paint every known eucalypt. His project is finally…
Nine homes designed around growing food for a good life
To mark the beginning of harvest festival season in many parts of the world, we’ve rounded up nine…
Researchers using cryopreservation to save critically endangered Gossia gonoclada
Cryopreservation was once the stuff of science fiction, but now the technology is being used to help save…
A Berlin garden of flavorsome herbs revives a monastic health tradition
BERLIN — In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing…
Removal of trees infested with shot-hole borer in Kings Park has surprising outcomes
The removal of beloved trees from Kings Park has left a scar across the escarpment and made it…
City residents should spend this amount of time in nature for better mental health: new study
Just dew it! Spending time outdoors has long been shown to enhance physical and mental well-being by encouraging…
As Elsternwick golf course turns into a nature reserve, ‘ham-fisted’ tree removal concerns residents
A decade after an inner-Melbourne golf club was earmarked to become a “natural oasis”, the loss of established…