Scientists have discovered a tropical “dynamite tree” that explosively launches seeds at 150 mph. The mechanism uses physics, ...

After the devastating fires, neighborhoods pledged to build back stronger and better than before. A year later, they’re still untangling issues ...

Sycamore trees are white barked and easy to spot. Their smooth round seed balls stay on the trees all winter long and persist ...

Wyoming isn’t immune to a rat invasion like the infestation taking place in the Boise, Idaho, area that one exterminator called “a nuclear bomb of rats.” ...

Seeds are the perfect crunchy, salty topping for yogurt, salads and smoothies. And they're packed with health benefits, including omega-3s for your heart. While all seeds contain some of these ...

The global tide of environmental consciousness keeps coming in and going out. It rose first when Rachel Carson called out the hubris of the pesticide industries in her book Silent Spring. The tide was ...

Why Iowa chose the American goldfinch in 1933, a familiar farm-field bird that symbolized endurance, continuity, and everyday ...

If you're a lover of all things citrus, you may toyed with the idea of growing your own citrus tree from leftover seeds. Though the thought of growing any tree from seed to bloom (rather than ...

With billions of active users across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other social media platforms, cutting down on screen time ...

The hollowed-out trunk of the ancient yellow cedar felt like a cocoon with its soft floor of bark strips. A mother bear had molded this bed when she came each year to hibernate and to birth her cubs ...

THE three herders stood at the edge of a crescent-shaped crater in a cornfield in Jabo, northwest Nigeria, peering down at ...