Piñon pine trees: They’re just like us. New research from Los Alamos National Laboratory indicates a stress-free piñon might be able to better face the challenges of its day — namely, drought. “It ...

Ponderosa pines, piñon and yucca burned in the June 2024 South Fork fires, pictured Aug. 20, 2024. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM) A new study from Los Alamos National Laboratory shows that New Mexico’s ...

Scientists still have new leaves to turn over when it comes to understanding tree mechanics, as demonstrated by a recent study from Los Alamos National Laboratory, which found some plants may react ...

The last two winters have been unusually dry and warm across northern New Mexico. On their own, winters like these are concerning. Back to back, they start to feel familiar ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) published surprising findings about how native plants respond to drought. Researchers studying the water usage of piñon ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Piñon pine nuts are a holiday staple in New Mexico, but recent challenges have impacted their supply. The piñon pines, New Mexico’s state tree, have faced difficult years, ...

From melting polar icecaps to rising sea levels, the effects of global climate change are impacting our planet on a large scale. Researchers at the UA Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department, ...

Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) is New Mexico’s state tree. Slow-growing and long-lived, it supports our native ecosystem. Piñons provide cover for many birds year-round, and the piñon jay and the piñon ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. A nasal, laughing bird call echoed through the Ortiz Mountains in northern New Mexico this September. A couple of pinyon jays chattered loudly as they ...

A new study of die-off of aspens in Colo. identified a three-year drought. Feb. 16, 2013— -- Over the past decade, researchers have documented the increased vulnerability of large stands of a ...

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