Find a tall stick. That and one good eye are all the tools you’ll need. With the stick in hand, walk exactly 11 paces from the base of the tree and mark the spot by driving the stick into the ground.

Scientists have created the first global map of forest height using satellite data. The map will improve estimates of how much carbon is stored in Earth’s trees and how much carbon dioxide they absorb ...

Many of my questions come from my kids. As we were cleaning up leaves, we pushed all the leaves from one tree into a corner. My daughter asked me to estimate the number of leaves in the pile (yes, she ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Anonymous cellphone data was used to help estimate the crowd size of the Santa Parade and tree lighting earlier this month in Grand Rapids. The city moved the 103rd Grand ...

It’s the countdown to Christmas, which means many things – finishing (or starting) your Christmas shopping, planning your festive food and, of course, decorating the tree. But it can be difficult to ...