Features Tip of the week: How to estimate the height of a tall tree Find a tall stick; Get a little dirty; Look up; Do some calculations Newsletter sign up By The Week Staff last updated January ...

From that, scientists can directly calculate how much carbon has been absorbed. To measure tree height around the globe, Lefsky used lidar data from a satellite orbiting 600 kilometers above Earth.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun visited a record-setting tree in Jennings County this week. The tree that drew the attention of Indiana’s governor is a swamp chestnut oak tree located on a family farm in ...