Recent articles from a wide variety of News sources that may be of interest to the IRG membership and other readers.
New items will be added to the top of the list bimonthly (every two months) and older items will be archived below.
The Earth suddenly heated up 56 million years ago – and many plants stopped working properly
How the evergreen shaped America
The biodiversity, genomics, ecology and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi
New research shows fungus can strengthen NZ bioeconomy
Minnesota scientists find fungi can fight emerald ash borers
Back to their roots: a brief history of trees – in picture
The end of 'old growth' as we know it
America’s Largest Landowner Bets It Can Replace Met Coal With Pine Trees
Entire city under quarantine after concerning discovery - polyphagous shot-hole borer
Scientists uncover potentially game-changing universal new benefit after planting mushrooms
Complex life started with fungi, not plants or animals
Survey aims to put California’s fungi on the conservation map
Leaves' pores explain longstanding mystery of uneven tree growth in a carbon-enriched world
Fungus disarms bark beetle chemical shields by converting their plant-derived toxins
The holzhausen, a Scandinavian woodpile
How Christmas trees are getting a new lease of life
'Killer fungi' targets a beetle that's destroying American forests
Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster
Tree bark microbes also clean the air by removing greenhouse and toxic gases
Chernobyl’s “Radiation-Eating” Fungus Turns Nuclear Fallout Into Its Own Energy Source
A hidden chemical war is unfolding inside spruce trees
Fungus on bark beetles found to spread Dutch elm tree disease
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Recently Archived
Scientists Map Microbiome Hidden Deep inside Tree Trunks
’Superwood’ that’s 10 times stronger than steel
Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material
Researchers issue warning regarding threat to iconic Whitebark pine tree (Pinus albicaulis)
How ‘Wood Vaulting’ Could Help Slow Climate Change
Rising temperatures are threatening UK trees - but these species could save our forests
1 in 5 chemists have deliberately added errors into their papers during peer review
Green herbicide may reside in the leaves of walnut trees
First-Ever Fossil of a Living, Endangered Tropical Tree Discovered
Climbing Giant Trees in Costa Rica’s Cloud Forest
Redwoods vs Sequoias National Parks: Which Should You Visit
What's the hardest wood in the world?
Green forestry standards demystified, from FSC to SFI
Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025
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https://blog.ferrovial.com/en/2023/12/liquid-trees-and-the-world-of-photobioreactors/
https://www.euki.de/en/liquid-tree-belgrade/
If only the market value of an intact forest were more obvious
Tree mortality from insects is rising across Europe
Turkey Tail Mushroom Mycelium Replaces Single-Use Plastic Wrap
Seeing the hidden microbial world beneath our feet—from the sky
Scientists Uncover Fungal Secrets of a Sunken Civil War-Era Ship
EU’s grand new plan to replace fossil fuels with trees
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Previously Archived
Ash dieback triggers hidden surge in carbon emissions from woodland soils
Want to Cool the Planet? Plant Trees Here
Adhesives, Dowels & Veneers: The Industrial Choices Shaping Mass Timber
Geoscientists prove for the first time that microplastics are stored in forests
Scientists Say They May Have Just Figured Out the Origin of Life - "very simple chemistry"
Poplar tree discovery could help shape the future of energy and biomaterials
Entire church begins two-day journey across Swedish city
New carbon-fixing cycle helps plants absorb more CO2 and grow larger
Nobel laureate Steven Chu warns of ‘Titanic’ climate challenge
Swiss startup offers timber-framed solar carport
Africa’s largest edible mushroom: Discover Zambia’s giant Ichikolowa and its incredible growth
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