Trees provide many benefits for our homes, businesses and properties. If a tree is defective, however, it may become a hazard. It is important to understand that tree owners have a duty to inspect and ...

Physicists have just dropped a new precise measurement for gravity. The newly published value for the strength of gravity, known as “G” or “Big G”, is significantly smaller than some previous ...

In the past two decades, impact evaluation has become an unavoidable topic in the social sector. Yet beyond the discourse on how to measure social impact lies a structural problem: We are not ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If there's one kitchen drawer that seems permanently doomed to chaos, it's the one holding measuring cups. Maybe you've been trying to ...

The U.S. military will now evaluate body fat using a waist-to-height ratio. (A1C Destinee Sweeney/Air Force) The Pentagon on Monday issued a memo directing the U.S. military to evaluate the body fat ...

The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) is a certification scheme for forest restoration projects that show positive outcomes for biodiversity. Each assessment includes a field visit by experts from ...

Builder 2nd Class Liam Mahaney (left), an assistant command fitness leader, takes height and weight measurements from Lt. Clara Lee (right), both assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), ...

The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen and sugar for growth out. In a world where atmospheric carbon dioxide levels ...

UC Davis Associate Professor Alessandro Ossola, right, and Ph.D. student Jared Sisneroz conduct research on schoolyard heat at a Sacramento-area elementary school. (Jael Mackendorf / UC Davis) About ...

Around 20 arborists and big-tree-enthusiasts met Friday morning in the historic Senate Chamber at the Old Capitol Museum for a seminar given by Mark Rouw, a longtime volunteer for the Iowa Department ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. “I knew I was disposable.” That realization, from earlier in his ...