FRED HAGENEDER’S GATEWAY TO THE MEANING OF TREES IN CULTURE AND CONSCIOUSNESS

yew trees in the Duezce reserve, northern Turkey. © Fred Hageneder
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The genetic evolution of European yew

A major genetic study of the European yew reveals the origins and migration pattern of this unique tree, and its evolutionary response to regional climate.

ancient yew tree in the Yenice reserve, northern Turkey. © Fred Hageneder
botany

The natural history of yew in Europe

A major study of the genetic evolution of European yew reveals the origins and migration pattern of this unique tree, and its response to regional climate.

bumble bee on tree flower. © lava777/fotolia.com
botany

Trees have electric auras

A team at Bristol University found that the flower visits of bees are guided by their ability to detect and ‘read’ the electric fields around the blossoms.

large buttressed tree in primary rainforest in Ecuador. © Dr. Morley Read/shutterstock.com
conservation

World’s biggest trees disappear

Worldwide long-term studies show that proportionally, the biggest and oldest trees of the world vanish more rapidly than the younger tree populations.

Aerial view of the Pastaza River © Ammit Jack/shutterstock.com
climate care

The real importance of the Amazon rainforest

Not only the climate of South America depends on the ‘water management’ of the Amazon rainforest but the global climate of the entire northern hemisphere.

veils of rain over forest landscape. © Dudarev Mikhail/fotolia.com
climate care

Tree vapours cool planet

New discoveries show that tree vapours cool the planet, and that protecting old-growth forests would be one of the best ways to counteract global heating.

woman sitting in a forest clearing. © Kichigin/shutterstock
botany

Trees improve human health

Forest time reduces the level of stress chemicals in the body, boosts the immune system and hence helps to ward off viruses, bacteria and even tumours.

oldest spruce in the world: 'Old Tjikko' (excerpt) in Fulufjäll, Sweden. © Karl Brodowsky/Wikimedia Creative Commons
botany

The world’s oldest spruce found in Sweden

Beneath a spruce tree in Sweden scientists found ancient spruce remains (cones and wood) of the same genetic make-up, pointing to a vast age for this tree.

ice on Greenland (2009). © Halorache/Creative Commons
botany

Oldest DNA samples found on Greenland

The oldest authenticated DNA was recovered from ancient biological material, helping to reconstruct past habitats eliminated by natural climate change.

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yew trees in the Duezce reserve, northern Turkey. © Fred Hageneder
articles

The genetic evolution of European yew

A major genetic study of the European yew reveals the origins and migration pattern of this unique tree, and its evolutionary response to regional climate.

ancient yew tree in the Yenice reserve, northern Turkey. © Fred Hageneder
botany

The natural history of yew in Europe

A major study of the genetic evolution of European yew reveals the origins and migration pattern of this unique tree, and its response to regional climate.

bumble bee on tree flower. © lava777/fotolia.com
botany

Trees have electric auras

A team at Bristol University found that the flower visits of bees are guided by their ability to detect and ‘read’ the electric fields around the blossoms.

large buttressed tree in primary rainforest in Ecuador. © Dr. Morley Read/shutterstock.com
conservation

World’s biggest trees disappear

Worldwide long-term studies show that proportionally, the biggest and oldest trees of the world vanish more rapidly than the younger tree populations.

Aerial view of the Pastaza River © Ammit Jack/shutterstock.com
climate care

The real importance of the Amazon rainforest

Not only the climate of South America depends on the ‘water management’ of the Amazon rainforest but the global climate of the entire northern hemisphere.

veils of rain over forest landscape. © Dudarev Mikhail/fotolia.com
climate care

Tree vapours cool planet

New discoveries show that tree vapours cool the planet, and that protecting old-growth forests would be one of the best ways to counteract global heating.

woman sitting in a forest clearing. © Kichigin/shutterstock
botany

Trees improve human health

Forest time reduces the level of stress chemicals in the body, boosts the immune system and hence helps to ward off viruses, bacteria and even tumours.

oldest spruce in the world: 'Old Tjikko' (excerpt) in Fulufjäll, Sweden. © Karl Brodowsky/Wikimedia Creative Commons
botany

The world’s oldest spruce found in Sweden

Beneath a spruce tree in Sweden scientists found ancient spruce remains (cones and wood) of the same genetic make-up, pointing to a vast age for this tree.

ice on Greenland (2009). © Halorache/Creative Commons
botany

Oldest DNA samples found on Greenland

The oldest authenticated DNA was recovered from ancient biological material, helping to reconstruct past habitats eliminated by natural climate change.

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