Electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation from cell phone towers and gadgets is damaging plant life. Studies show that EMF stunts ...

In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal climbed a tree and paused to rest its “completely spiny” body. Its elusive lifestyle and cryptic appearance largely helped it go ...

When I moved into my sunny Los Angeles apartment, I had one goal: Fill it with as many plant varieties as I could keep alive.

The beauty of Door County’s landscape owes thanks to the variety of trees growing here. Many are native, while others have ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

Sometimes by this time in February, the hellebores planted many years ago in a flower bed are showing buds, but that hasn’t ...

Also known as basswood, the American linden is a native species found across a broad swath of eastern North America. In maturity, the basswood develops a pyramidal shape and can grow to 80 ...

The Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crash in Northeast Philadelphia displaced countless residents, including Cornelius “CJ” Fannin, who lost his home and all of his belongings in the tragedy. CJ had just ...

A scholarship fund has been created in memory of Lindsey (Carter) Fields, a dedicated professor at Butler Community College and passionate advocate for science education who was among those killed in ...

$ 8 K, glad insurance covered it. from behind where the Aspen stood. I wish I didn’t have to. Only now do I understand the loss. A stump and the dry grass of the winter remains. It was on a little ...

Intrigued, they captured a few and, after taking a closer look, realized they’d discovered a new species: Leptobrachella xishuiensis, or the Xishui leaf-litter toad. A Leptobrachella xishuiensis ...

Aspen stands are made up of genetically identical trees that share a root system. Clones reproduce by sending up new shoots, but the green tops are a favorite food of deer, elk, and cattle. Animals ...