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This Guy Tried to Grow Food on 'Martian' Soil and Was Surprised When It Worked

It wasn't Matt Damon.

Erik Shilling May 18, 2016

Renishaw Hall

Sheffield, England

Renishaw Hall

This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.

Lumberjack Contests are the Coolest College Extracurricular

How a campfire competition between 19th-century loggers became a professional sport.

Lauren Young May 18, 2016

7 Nominees for the Best Tree in Literature

Cast your mind back to childhood and choose a favorite.

Tao Tao Holmes May 18, 2016

Rajasthani women partaking in Piplantri's tree planting program. (All photos courtesy of Piplantri.com)

An Indian Village Plants 111 Trees Every Time a Girl Is Born

The initiative aims to promote gender equality and has boosted the village's economy.

Urvija Banerji May 18, 2016

A Secret Forest Grew for Millennia in North America Without Anyone Noticing

Cedar trees living on steep cliffs were centuries old, and no one knew.

Sarah Laskow May 18, 2016

Shhhh, this tree might be sleeping!

How Trees Sleep

Like the rest of us, they droop.

Cara Giaimo May 18, 2016

8 Extraordinary Pieces of Architecture Grown From Living Trees

Using trees as a building material results in fantastically overgrown creations.

Eric Grundhauser May 18, 2016

Watch a Fast and Furious Bout of Competitive Tree Felling

Tao Tao Holmes May 17, 2016

There’s a Hotline for People With Knotty Wood Questions

Inside Wisconsin's Forest Products Laboratory, where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

Atlas Obscura May 17, 2016

A Map of the World's Most Superlative Trees

Tallest, widest, fattest, most filled with goats and more.

Matt Lubchansky May 17, 2016

Get Out of the Office and Into the Trees as an Urban Arborist

Cities all over the world are looking for daring people to care for the canopies.

Eric Grundhauser May 17, 2016

Identify Any Tree in New York City With this Map

What kind of trees grow in your neighborhood?

Urvija Banerji May 16, 2016

Meet Brooklyn's Internet Bonsai Kingpin

Paul Graviano has been making trees tiny for almost half a century, and does not plan to stop.

Sarah Laskow May 16, 2016

Acorn Woodpecker on a tree in California

Acorn Woodpeckers Hoard Thousands of Acorns in a Single Tree

That’s not even the weirdest thing about them.

Tao Tao Holmes May 16, 2016

Permanently Closed

The flamingos are apparently named Bill, Ben, Splosh, and Pecks

London, England

Kensington Roof Gardens

This hidden rooftop garden in downtown London offers a quiet respite from a bustling city.

Bosco Italia

Bosco Italia

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.

How Rival Gardens of Eden in Iraq Survived ISIS, Dwindling Tourists, And Each Other

Against all odds, Iraq’s religious tourism infrastructure has endured.

Jennifer Percy May 10, 2016