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The effects of a phenomenon called tree masting on ecosystems and food webs can be better understood thanks to new theoretical models validated by real world observations. The effects of a phenomenon ...

This year, you may have noticed more acorns and pine cones on the ground than usual. “It’s nothing to necessarily be worried about, it’s just something that the tree’s naturally doing to keep on its ...

If you are walking under an oak tree this autumn on Long Island, one verb — duck — sums up best how to avoid becoming an unwitting player in an irregular fall phenomenon. Fall 2023 has marked the ...

If you have ever noticed acorns so numerous that you could not take a step without crushing several, you may be asking the question, “why are there so many acorns?” Some answers to this question can ...

It’s the classic harbinger of fall: the thump of black walnuts and the ping of acorns as they rain down from the tree canopy. This year my street has the usual track-marks of acorn paste on its ...