Despite what some may believe, planting trees and leaving them alone doesn’t always allow them to grow into a healthy, ...

On Newport’s south side, historic and opulent mansions sit on an avenue with mature trees that help cool the neighborhoods, ...

If there is one leaf shape everyone knows, it’s the maple leaf. Botanically, it’s known as palmately lobed. Just the other day, I was ogling some Japanese maples at a nursery while lamenting how ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The forest floor was nothing but patches of brown. No ferns, no brush, no flowers, ...

Forests provide myriad benefits, including timber, wildlife attraction, local cooling and climate resilience. At the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, ecologists are testing which tree ...

RuneScape Dragonwilds has introduced a new skill: Fishing. Why hunt prey that can run or predators that can fight back, when you can simply drag critters out of the water to consume? It's also great ...

RED HOOK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — New York City turns green in the spring as parks and flowers bloom across the five boroughs. But behind the beauty is an enormous effort to care for the city’s millions of ...

That trees relate to one another is an idea once thought outlandish but now widely accepted. By what precise mechanisms they communicate, and whether their arboreal exchanges are interdependent or ...

Like most national parks, Joshua Tree offers a range of experiences for a variety of interests and fitness levels, from scenic drives to demanding hikes, stunning overlooks and relaxing strolls. The ...

Twin Cities architect Michaela Mahady created the design that became a top-selling plan for Better Homes and Gardens. In the early 1990s, Twin Cities homebuilders Kyle and Laurie Hunt asked three ...

Vivan Varin taps a maple tree for sap to make maple syrup at Forest History Center in Grand Rapids, Minn. NINA MOINI: Many Minnesotans are currently experiencing the sweet spot of a generations-old ...

Tapping a tree for maple syrup is a tradition in New England. They're doing it with a modern twist at the Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon, Massachusetts. "For some people, this is their first ...