Study: The More Trees We’re Surrounded By, The Lower Our Stress Levels
Lining city streets with trees reduces physiological symptoms of stress in humans. The thicker the tree cover, the lower the stress levels, study finds.
Trees “Look After Each Other” and “Form Bonds Like Old Couples”
Trees form friendships, look after each other, and even “cuddle,” claims author of The Hidden Life of Trees
Man Clones Old-Growth Redwoods, Plants Them in Safe Places
On a quest to save California’s coastal redwoods, man “moves the giants” to Southern Oregon
Trees Have a “Heartbeat,” Scientists Discover
Researchers discover trees have a “heartbeat,” it’s just so slow we’ve never noticed before
China Tells Troops to Put Down Their Guns, Take Up Their Shovels and Plant Trees
China deploys 60,000 troops to fight enemy number one in the country — air pollution — by planting 16 million acres of trees
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China is going to war with a new kind of enemy — industrial air pollution. The People’s Liberation Army has reassigned 60,000 troops to plant 16 million acres of trees to help clean the air.
Egg-Shaped Coffins Plant Trees Rather than Kill Them
Biodegradable, egg-shaped “burial pods” allow you to almost literally “turn yourself into a tree” when you die
Every year Americans cut down 4 million acres of hardwood forest to bury our dead.
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