Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.

Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...

Trichocallia delicatula, or the beautiful hairy ghost shrimp, has “tubular, hair-like” growths on the pleopods, or fan-like structures on the tail of the shrimp, making it appear fluffy, according to ...

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 ...

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It seems like it would cause decay in the wood of the trunks.

While things may seem to start small, with adequate sun and water, Minkler says every seed planted is a step forward. ”The more trees we can get out there the better things will be.” ...

In the tribal village of Barkichapar in Jharkhand, people have always played hockey. In the Arjuna Award winning India captain Salima Tete, the village has its first national star ...

Temple Beth Israel closed in 2012. As more Ohio synagogues close, it's important to remember that legacy is about investing ...

During their youth, the trees can be sensitive to frost, but they become more tolerant once they reach a height of six to ...

If it weren’t for the frozen-solid soil and layer of sparkling snow, one might want to bury their head in the dirt and wait ...

Humboldt County conservation groups announced that they were appealing a court’s decision to dismiss their legal challenge to ...

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing ...