Half of tree species found only on the European continent face extinction, including the conker tree.

A new paper explores why neuron-like implants could offer a better way to treat brain disorders, control prosthetics, or even enhance cognitive abilities.

Survey finds many common species of butterfly enjoyed a good summer this year.

Plans to restore ecosystems in the countryside will support landowners, its director says.

One-hundred years after the Forestry Commission was set up, a writer reflects on the creative power of trees.

The plastic waste collected from one beach is "the tip of the iceberg", the artist says.

Led by Laura Kreidberg, a Clay Fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, a new study shows that LHS 3844b, a terrestrial exoplanet orbiting a small sun 48.6 light-years away, has no detectable atmosphere

Contact with nature can boost well-being and help address mental illness. A new tool could help city planners integrate these benefits into cities.

Understanding how DNA and proteins interact — or fail to — could help answer fundamental biological questions about human health and disease.