What's it worth to you, that big oak, pine or cedar that you rest up against on a summer afternoon? There may be more to your trees than you think: Besides providing memories, shade and a racecourse ...

Not just a way to beat the heat, urban forests also reduce air pollution and provide other services for the economy. kiddocone/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Your parents were wrong: money does grow on trees.

Trees are leafing out across much of the United States, providing a welcome transition from winter to spring. It’s easy to take this annual process for granted, but scholarship shows that trees ...