With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

Scientists have mapped microbe populations in human guts, deep-sea ecosystems and even clouds. Yet the microbial communities inside tree trunks have remained largely unseen until now. For a recent ...

The sight of a gnarled, twisted tree can be whimsical and curious. How and why did it get that way? Is it supposed to look like that? While these questions play out in your imagination, it might bring ...