Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A legendary “walking” tree has captivated rainforest ...

For a long time, trees were believed to be stationary beings growing and surviving for years in the same place they were planted, unless someone deliberately uproots and shifts them elsewhere. But as ...

The walking tree is a symbol of how amazing and adaptable nature can be. Trees that can move? How? It might sound like something out of a magical story, but there’s a real-life tree that seems to do ...

The French botanist and biologist Francis Hallé has spent 40 years in pursuit of the strange and beautiful plant specimens of the rainforest. In his Atlas of Poetic Botany, excerpted below, he invites ...

The 'walking palm' of Central and South American rainforests, known for its stilt roots, has long fueled tales of self-relocation. However, scientific research debunks this myth, confirming the tree ...

A tree that looks like it's going for a stroll just won Tree of the Year in New Zealand. The photo was taken by Gareth Andrews and posted on Instagram. It was entered in New Zealand's annual Tree of ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Riffing on a Dutch art project in which participants created a “walking forest,” per a creator’s note, Gay crafts a likable tale of a city kid who takes a potted tree for a walk—and inspires others to ...