This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

Back in elementary school, many of us learned that deciduous trees go dormant in the winter. That’s how they cope with the cold dry conditions of winter − they drop their leaves to prevent ...

Every winter you see them, the few trees who just will not let go of their leaves. Little brown leaves flittering in the frigid wind. Hard as the wind may blow, they hang on and hang on.

That tree outside your window might look leafless and dormant ... "A combination of winter's dry air, little soil moisture and fluctuating temperatures can be hard on trees and shrubs," says ...

By simulating the future atmosphere, scientists hope to understand whether trees will continue to act as the lungs of the ...