Earlier in 2025, the stray dog caught the attention of her neighbors on the south side of Chicago when she took up residence in the trunk of a tree standing in a disused lot. Maya was sitting in the ...

Most people are familiar with the notion that "tree rings" — the concentric bands visible on a cross-section of a tree's trunk — serve as an indicator of a tree's age. Researchers at the University of ...

Scientists have mapped microbe populations in human guts, deep-sea ecosystems and even clouds. Yet the microbial communities inside tree trunks have remained largely unseen until now. For a recent ...

Maya is enjoying a winter of warm hugs and toasty paws, but it could've been different. Earlier in 2025, the stray dog caught the attention of her neighbors on the south side of Chicago when she took ...