There are more than three trillion trees worldwide, but that’s only half as many as were around at the start of human civilisation, according to new research. The study, published today in Nature, ...

More than 3 trillion trees now grow on Earth, seven times more than scientists previously thought. But it's also trillions fewer than there used to be, a new study concludes. A United ...

New study estimates how many trees there are on Earth. — -- How many trees are there on Earth? It's the ultimate estimation game, but a group of Yale researchers believe they have arrived at the ...

Thomas Crowther receives funding from the British Ecological Society and the Yale Climate and Energy Institute. Henry B Glick does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...

Large trees deliver many benefits to forest ecosystems, including the provision of habitats for other species and the storage of carbon. A synthesis of tree growth and mortality data from around the ...