John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...

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Huge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country's water cycle and moved water in ways that scientists are just now starting to understand. When you purchase ...

Your favorite football team was named after Ohio’s state tree, known as the Ohio buckeye tree. Now that fall has arrived, the husks have started falling from trees to reveal a brown one-eyed nut, ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax Bio, a preclinical-stage biotechnology company, has launched with backing from Astellas Venture Management LLC and Illumina Ventures. Other investors include DCVCBio, ...

From microbes to four-legged critters, dead trees play an essential role in a forest’s ecosystem. Experts say it's rare that removal is necessary. Letting dead trees, like this bristlecone pine in the ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Every day, empty logging trucks rumble into Puerto Lucerna, a small outpost on Peru’s Las Piedras River, which snakes through the lush Amazon rain forest. There, workers load them up with pyramids of ...

When a neighbor’s tree hangs over your property it can be a nuisance—and even cause damage. But tread carefully before you trim it. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house.