Rocky soil is often low in nutrients and hard for roots to penetrate, which is why this tree can thrive in it - it has a deep taproot and low nutrient needs.

Now retired from The Seattle Times, Lynda Mapes examines the future of forests in her sixth book, “The Trees are Speaking.” ...

A British children’s book that blends science and fantasy has climbed to #1 on Amazon in both the US and UK — being hailed as a bold new kind of children’s fiction, Ellie Ment and the Material Matter ...

Yes, you can eat the Indiana Banana. The funky, oblong-shaped fruit will ripen this fall on a wild, native Indiana tree known as the pawpaw. And if you hit it just right, you’ll taste a nuanced ...

A new collection of poems by a Mumbai-based poet sheds light on the animal world and reminds us of what we stand to lose if ...

Andrea Kramer, senior director of restoration at the Chicago Botanic Garden, said that in Illinois less than 1/10 of 1% of ...

A global greening trend is making Earth lusher, but scientists warn it comes with a hidden cost: drier soils and shrinking water supplies.

Round the decay / Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away." This encounter with the transience of great civilizations set my mind racing. What made it ...

Architect Saskia Tilbury-Martin is building the dream. She’s converting the crumbling ruins and fairytale tower of an old castle – tucked away in a spectacular forest on the wild edge of Cumbria – ...

The book was released by Subraya Gowda ... Tulsi Gowda, fondly called the ‘Tree Goddess', is credited with planting more than ...

Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, known for her work in nutrition and preventative medicine, continues the work of her late husband, Dr Michael Mosley. Her new book explores the benefits of family mealtimes for ...

The U.S. and China must agree on a trust architecture for A.I. devices, or else rogue entities will destabilize these two superpower nations long before they get around to fighting a war.