Dead tree branches rise and fall with changing humidity, laser scans reveal

Dead tree branches are by no means static but move throughout the day. Geoinformatics researchers at Heidelberg University tracked these movements in a study conducted in cooperation with the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI).

October 28, 2026 8 views

Dead tree branches rise and fall with changing humidity, laser scans reveal

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Dead tree branches are by no means static but move throughout the day. Geoinformatics researchers at Heidelberg University tracked these movements in a study conducted in cooperation with the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI).

Originally published at Phys.org

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