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Nature speaks for itself, while art amplifies whatever nature has to say. Artist Luca Gnizio has cut a niche for himself in amplifying the communications of nature. His latest project, Forsoultree, speaks more than words...

What do you get when you combine an architect, a farmer, an artistic mindset and a pile of thick bark? If you’re farmer Robert Petterson and architect Ulf Mejergren, you get Pine Bark Hut. [...]

Kapok is a fiber you may have never heard of, yet it’s commonly used in many products. And now, at least one company has figured out how to turn it into clothing. This renewable and sustainable natural material has a list...

Everybody agrees you can’t improve on the beauty of a deep green pine tree for Christmas, right? Well, not the folks who are buying the unusual purple or blue trees offered by Hanggi’s Tree Farm in upstate New York.[...]

Nomad Studio has created an out-of-this-world forest installation that floats 1,200 trees on the top of an inverted dome. The kokedama seedlings are planted on a hanging dome carved from a delicate metal mesh. This sustainable...

A team of researchers established that approximately half of all trees planted to restore tropical forests in Asia do not survive beyond five years. The researchers included experts from 29 universities and research centers...

All things come to an end, including our lives. Over the generations and around the world, deathcare has taken many turns. From Viking send-offs in flaming boats to modern-day caskets and cremations, the challenge of honoring...

Art in architecture is in the eye of the beholder, regardless of whether the design is formed using analog or digital techniques. In the case of Fologram, an Australian design studio that specializes in mixed reality experiences,...

Scientists say that Araucaria araucana, commonly known as the monkey puzzle tree, is now endangered and faces the risk of extinction. Known to be one of the most resilient species, the plant outlived the Jurassic era, over...

Officials at California's Redwood National Park issued a statement prohibiting members of the public from visiting Hyperion, the world's tallest tree. The statement issued last week details that anyone found near...

Looking to nature to solve the problems created by humans isn't a new concept. But as green building gains more traction, companies are searching for new ways to include the environment. The Tree Path is an incredible example...

Could hacking nature lead to a solution to climate change? Living Carbon, a public benefit company, enhances natural solutions in plants to improve carbon capture...

But all of that carbon in trees and forests worldwide could be thrown back into the atmosphere again if the trees burn up in a forest fire.

The mutual relationships between forests and climate are actually really rather more complex and not fully understood.

This is good news, considering over 25 percent of the landscape in the Northeast United States is covered by an edge.