Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Using DNA to solve a crime is not a new concept — but using tree DNA certainly is. The United States Department of Agriculture's ...

WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo. (KY3) — Investigators turned to the DNA from a tree to solve a theft of black walnut trees in the Mark Twain National Forest. In October 2019, law enforcement began investigating ...

A new paper published today (April 24) in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew presents the most up-to-date understanding of the ...

Forests are disappearing. Maps show shrinking woodlands all over the world. Even trees coveted for their wood that are protected from logging are chopped down. Worried about such deforestation, ...

Understanding the biodiversity of forests is crucial to their conservation or restoration. Collecting “external DNA” left behind by animals is a good way to find out what lives there without having to ...