I had a question regarding lightning and trees. One always wonders what happens when lightning hits a tree. Predicting which trees are likely to be struck by lightning is difficult. Studies show that ...

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree ...

Tree work is underway and expected to be complete by the end of November. As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce tree-related power outages across the state, Eversource is addressing trees that ...

With Isabel, rainfall was less than expected and wind speeds were below those normally associated with significant tree failure. Despite this situation, tree failures and associated utility outages ...

Scientists from the Rwanda Forestry Authority have discovered two types of trees that could produce clean electricity, providing power to isolated communities. Rwanda aims to achieve complete ...