Swaying trees is the way to go, if you are a primate crossing the jungle. Using human street athletes as stand-ins for orangutans, researchers have measured the energy required to navigate a forest ...

Many people look at trees to relax, taking in the soothing fractal patterns to adjust their eyes from too many hours spent at a computer. Dominick "Dom" Ciruzzi, assistant professor of geology at ...

Imagine a forest of trees, swaying in the breeze. Now imagine you could capture that energy and use it for good — say, to prevent the deadly collapse of a bridge. That’s what Ryan Harne, a researcher ...

A project is testing whether high-tech objects that look a bit like artificial trees can generate renewable power when they are shaken by the wind -- or by the sway of a tall building, traffic on a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 2 (UPI) --Most tall objects, whether natural or man-made, sway in the wind -- buildings, trees, bridges. Researchers at Ohio State are trying to find a way to turn all that ...

Understanding the biodiversity of forests is crucial to their conservation or restoration. Collecting “external DNA” left behind by animals is a good way to find out what lives there without having to ...

Destructive winds during storms and cyclones often cause tree failures, especially through uprooting and stem breakage. However, how trees respond to wind under various forest configurations and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swaying trees crackled amid frigid temperatures in northern Minnesota as an arctic mass swept the region on Thursday, January 22.

Swaying trees is the way to go, if you are a primate crossing the jungle. Using human street athletes as stand-ins for orangutans, researchers have measured the energy required to navigate a forest ...