The poor Lorax is turned into a shill for SUVs, with kids failing to appreciate the subtleties. And it gets worse than that horrible TV ad.

The dead trees, plants and leaves at Chernobyl don't decay at nearly the same rate as plants elsewhere.

The quintessential image of a tropical paradise, the palm tree is much more significant than you might think. Here are 10 things you may not know about palms.

Manchester's City of Trees scheme will plant one leafy specimen for every resident.

Massive trees, towering over 250 feet, only flower once every 7 to 10 years.

This public art project in Aalborg is a lesson on creative use of public space.

In the U.S., there are more trees than there were 100 years ago, according to the FAO. MNN's Chuck Leavell explains why.

Toyota has donated 4,500 free trees for this March's giveaway for New York City residents.

Over 60,000 members of the People’s Liberation Army will help increase the total acreage of forested land in China from 21 to 23 percent.

Eucalyptus trees can hold grains of gold, potentially helping reveal buried treasure.

As the space shuttle Endeavor is poised to come to Los Angeles, crews will remove about 400 trees to make room for its passage.

Twelve of the world's leading chocolate producers, with some help from Prince Charles, intend to tackle deforestation.

Tree rings of old eastern red cedars show improved tree growth and physiology since the Clean Air Act's implementation in the 1980s.

A new initiative in India will employ up to 300,000 youths in an effort to improve air quality and provide opportunities to the unemployed.

It might seem counterintuitive, but Anheuser-Busch and The Nature Conservancy are working together to protect a Colorado watershed by cutting down trees.

Can drinking coffee reduce your carbon footprint? Tiny Footprint Coffee claims it roasts the world's first carbon-negative coffee.

Researchers studying chimps that like to throw rocks at certain trees in West Africa are getting clues about the purpose of this behavior.

The world needs more trees -- here are recommended varieties for planting.

Rolling Stones piano player Chuck Leavell shows off Charlane Plantation, where he champions the importance of trees.

Chuck Leavell on what the U.S. Green Building Council can learn from Georgia’s governor.

Plus: Eco-themed shows on the horizon.

From the earliest efforts at clear-cutting to our continued assault on national lands, we love our forests ... even as we continue to put the squeeze on them.

Trees in Vermont and New Hampshire are becoming stressed and are producing less syrup.

One Israeli winery wants to highlight Tu Bishvat, an environmentally focused holiday, so everyone can celebrate.

The quirky Joshua tree may be nearly gone in 50 years if we don't battle climate change.

To fight climate change and deforestation, Ethiopia is turning to trees in a big way.

Michigan state parks are teaming up with Bob Ross Inc. to plant lots of 'happy little trees.'

These storied specimens have been shortlisted for Britain's Tree of the Year contest.

It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison find that city blocks with 40% or more tree coverage are naturally cooler than blocks with fewer trees.

Norfolk Southern is working with GreenTrees LLC on a five-year reforestation project.

Milan, Italy's smoggy second largest city, envisions a future that's cooler, cleaner and swathed in green.

The clones come from trees that were larger than any alive today.

Bright skies at night make some trees bud early for spring.

Climate change is enabling a beech boom, according to a 30-year study, and that may spell ecological trouble.

Earth lost 39 million acres of tropical tree cover in 2017. That's like losing 40 football fields full of trees every minute for a year.

Finnish researchers have developed a strong, flexible material from spider silk and tree cellulose.

Commercially made cat trees can cost hundreds of dollars, but you can save money and make your kitty happy with DIY feline furniture.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Avoid the heat island with a few planting tips.

Drought could kill vast swaths of forests around the world if global warming isn't contained, new research suggests.

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... if it's in New Orleans, it's just a Black Hawk helicopter airdropping old Christmas trees.

The global effort aims to help protect native tree species and reduce the billions in potential damages.

Metallic python is the latest in a series of robot snakes designed to inspect tight spaces, disarm bombs and locate disaster survivors.

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a flexible packaging material that combines cellulose nanocrystals and chitin nanofibers. It could replace PET.

Find out which holiday theme was used by Jackie Kennedy, Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton.

When olive trees receive less water, their fruit produces oil with more phytoprostanes, and that's a good thing.

In some regions, as many as 80 percent of trees could be in danger from RAD or rapid apple decline.

You may already be familiar with albinism in humans and other animals, but did you know there are albino plants, too?

Life after death takes a botanical form with The Living Urn.

Want a real Christmas tree this season? Expect fewer options and higher prices.