In the populated forest of literary magazines at the University of Iowa, a new literary magazine has taken root in the form of Tree Hugger. With an appreciation and emphasis on nature and the ...

Twenty-two-year-old environmental activist Truphena Muthoni Environmental activist Truphena Muthoni becomes the first person to hug a tree continuously for 72 hours on December 11, 2025. [Amos Kiarie, ...

In the first three weeks of January 2026, over five Kenyans have hugged trees because they felt unheard and desired public attention. From desperate parents and teenagers to police officers, Kenyans ...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — You’ve heard of tree hugging. But how about tree dancing? Part performance art, part environmental activism, around here it’s rooted in the partnership between an aerialist and an ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Love can be expressed every day, but Valentine’s Day makes it more special to convey our feelings to people whom we hold dear. And during this occasion, flowers are usually ...

In Beijing's central district, trees are everywhere: in parks, along roadsides and in courtyards inside people's houses. Many have only been planted in recent decades. Others—with wide trunks—have ...

PALISADES PARK — Marcy Miller rested her head gently on the California palm tree, tears welling in her eyes as she embraced the trunk, memories of her now deceased father, once a worker in a lumber ...

Lemurs seem to hug trees to keep cool on sweltering days. Chloe Chen‑Kraus, affiliated with Yale University, and her colleagues noticed that in the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve in south-west ...

Small, artificially intelligent boxes tied to tree trunks in the Brazilian Amazon are the latest weapon in the arsenal of scientists and environmentalists battling destructive jungle invaders. The ...