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Green News

Why is this man still living in a tree under the Eiffel Tower?

Thomas Brail is protecting trees that were planted by Napoleon Bonaparte’s government.

Nature

5,000-year-old giant: How long does the world’s oldest tree have left?

Scientists have used a new technique in determining the age of this giant of nature.

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Water emerges from a 150-year-old mulberry tree after heavy rainfall

Locals call this miracle of nature a gift from God or Mother Nature: in this Montenegrin village, water springs from a 150-year-old mulberry tree, a unique phenomenon.

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French oak trees airlifted to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral

In the Bercé state forest in France's Sarthe region, some hundred-year-old oaks that will be used to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral are "flying" as part of a test project.

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Nature

Cutting down trees is boosting biodiversity in this Finnish forest

The tree stumps they leave behind are providing a unique habitat for birds and insects.

Eco-Innovation

Wooden batteries are hitting the market

The future of the world’s batteries could be hiding among our trees.

Nature

Why has a tree been named after Leonardo DiCaprio?

A ghost orchid, a toothy mushroom and a killer tobacco plant are also among the pantheon of recently named plants.

Culture news

Where are the most iconic Christmas trees around the world?

Here's a list of some of the most tree-mendous (sorry) festive firs across the world.

Living

What is the most eco-friendly Christmas tree you can buy?

Whether fake or real, it's important to think about the whole life cycle when picking your Christmas tree this year.

Living

Rentable Christmas trees are now a thing thanks to this London company

A London company is offering customers a chance to rent a Christmas tree and return it in the new year.

Serbia

This 'liquid tree' in Belgrade is fighting back against air pollution

It contains six hundred litres of water and uses microalgae to bind carbon dioxide and produce pure oxygen through photosynthesis.

Culture news

Romanian COVID clinic makes Christmas tree out of vaccine containers

Staff at one the largest COVID-19 vaccination centers in Bucharest, Romania, have built a three meter tall Christmas tree out of the empty vaccine containers.

Green News

This year, why not buy a pencil that grows into a Christmas tree?

82,000 trees are cut down to produce pencils every year - but now we can reverse the cycle.

Green News

Deadly tree disease highlights risks of monocultures

A disease never before found in European trees highlights the risk that monoculture forests present.

Nature

Wildfires threaten some of the world's oldest living trees

The largest tree in the world, General Sherman in Sequoia National Park, California, was wrapped in an aluminium blanket to protect it from the flames.

Green News

Women are marrying trees to save them from deforestation

How a group of over 70 women banded together to protect their local forest is a nature-inspired wedding ceremony.

Nature

Over 30% of global tree species are now threatened by extinction

More than 440 tree species are right on the brink of extinction with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild.

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Slovenia builds biggest charcoal pile in Europe

Slovenia is laying claim to lighting the biggest charcoal pile in Europe near the town of Dole pri Litiji in the country’s heartland. It is four meters high and has a circumference of 42 meters.

Czech Republic

Two people killed as strong thunderstorm hits Czech Republic

Strong thunderstorms accompanied by high winds and torrential rains hit the southern Czech Republic on Thursday, leading to two deaths.

Green News

‘Olympic Forest’ will add 355,000 trees to Africa’s Great Green Wall

The International Olympic Committee is planting trees in Mali and Senegal to help future games become 'climate positive'.