Needle anatomy with the endodermis as bottleneck for diffusion vs transpiration driven mass flow makes phloem loading complicated - here we provide suggestions „Towards better understanding of assimilate transfer and phloem loading in conifer trees“ https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erag016

New research: Urban green spaces boost housing values significantly! Water bodies & dense forests = highest premiums. Public green > private. Urban planners should prioritize public, wellplaced greenery to capture full social and economic returns https://www.authorea.com/users/1012016/articles/1372045-decomposing-the-green-premium-which-ecosystem-services-drive-housing-prices

Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03505-7

Our new results show that soil microbial community variation directly affects P. sylvestris physiology, productivity, and responses to eCO2, and may enhance plant growth through improved nitrogen use efficiency. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40793-025-00828-w

Tremendous freshwater loss - but COP 30 was still in the „Don‘t look up“-mode: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/climate-crisis-depleting-europe-groundwater-reserves-analysis

Das Baumsterben geht weiter – trotz besseren Erkenntnissen https://www.srf.ch/radio-srf-musikwelle/patient-baum-das-waldsterben-geht-weiter-doch-die-schweiz-macht-hoffnung

Age‐Dependent Variations in Xylem Hydraulic Efficiency and Safety of Abies fabri https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ppl.70271

Scaling laboratory results with machine learning is no silver bullet to strengthen global (micro)plastic mitigation policy | PNAS https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2515836122

Nighttime Warming Enhances Tree Growth in Temperate Tree Species https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pce.70221