The author reflects on spring's arrival in Sokcho, noting nature's awakening and interconnectedness. This season serves as a reminder to appreciate life and its delicate systems.

"Beech leaf disease doesn't kill trees as quickly as some pests, but the cumulative impacts—slower growth, energy loss, increasing mortality—add up. Especially in a forest where beech is ...

Brianna Shepherd, research specialist at Holden Forests & Gardens, measures the diameter of an American beech tree as part of a long-term study on the impacts of beech leaf disease. First observed ...

For example, tree branches, leaf veins ... By replicating these patterns using stretchable and durable polymers using leaf skeletons as templates, researchers were able to create surfaces with ...