John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...

Abstract: Software risk detection is a critical aspect of ensuring software security and reliability. However, challenges remain in effectively capturing complex structural and semantic relationships ...

OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured concurrency in the coming year. Oracle’s Java team in 2026 will work toward ...

If X follows through, it would be the first major social platform to regularly publish the complete code behind its algorithm. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

A team contracted by Eversource trims trees away from transmission lines in Middletown, Connecticut, on Jan. 6, 2026 using a saw suspended from a helicopter. Credit: Tyler Russell / Connecticut Public ...

The bark of a single tree can be home to trillions of bacteria, and these microbes may have an important but neglected role in controlling greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The total surface ...

The operating system that powers every Android phone and tablet on the market is based on AOSP, short for the Android Open Source Project. Google develops and releases AOSP under the permissive Apache ...

The rising costs of labor and equipment are trickling down to homeowners who need to call “timber!” By Dan Levin What is removing a tree worth? Quotes vary widely, depending on size, risk and ...

One person is in critical condition and three others remain hospitalized Friday after a Christmas tree caught on fire in a Bethesda, Maryland, home on Christmas Day. Flames broke out at a ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...