Larger leaves favor photosynthetic production of a sugar-rich fluid to nourish the tree, but if the tree is too tall, the nutrient flow is slowed. Why are the leaves on the tallest trees all about the ...

Figure 1: Global distribution of instances of drought impacts on forests reviewed in this study. Figure 2: Drought responses of diameter growth rate and mortality rate as a function of tree size.

One of the most useless-but-cool things about physics is the post-hoc information it offers for the field of biology. I suspect that these physics-focused explanations really piss biologists off, and ...