Truphena Muthoni stunned netizens with her unconventional training for a tree-hugging marathon in Brazil, aiming to hug 1,172 ...

Truphena Muthoni has attempted a new world record with a tree-hugging marathon. The 21-year-old hugged a single tree in a public park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya for almost 48 hours. She is waiting to ...

Environmental champion Truphena Muthoni heads to Brazil to attempt a world record by hugging 1,172 trees in an hour, building ...

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 ...

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, ...

Look to the right, and see summer. Cottonwoods leaf a lively green in the bosque. To the left, see fall. A coating of crisp, brown leaves covers the ground. Branches are bare, or have just a few ...

JERUSALEM -- Since embracing family and friends is off-limits these days because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority say people can find comfort in a different way by ...

In Finland's Halipuu Forest, a family has developed a novel way to save their fragile forest: by inviting guests in to hug the trees. Next summer, the fifth-annual World Tree Hugging Championships ...

Koalas clinging onto trunks may look like one of nature’s cutest things online, but their tree-hugging is actually deeply rooted in survival. In the wild, koalas aren't lounging around; they do live ...