Cacao was used by the pre-Columbian populations of the Maya and Aztecs, who venerated it as a sacred food. In Aztec culture, ...

Once deemed the “Godzilla fungus,” the pathogen is believed to have come from ornamental plants shipped from southeast Asia to California nurseries, then jumped into the wild. The organism is known ...

The final phase of filbert tree removal and replacement begins at the historic Dorris Ranch in Springfield. It’s part of the ...

Conditions are quite different today as I step into the early November woods for a walk. With the leaf drop and the not-yet snow cover, the forest is very open, and I see plenty of things that were ...

A wall of green can be a barrier between your space and the outside world, can define a space in your landscape.

With bright green foliage and a compact habit, Dragon Prince™ Cryptomeria from the Southern Living Plant Collection is the ...

Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists to save, then reintroduce, mountain yellow-legged frogs to lakes in Yosemite National Park, their populations are again ...

Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations—and ...

Ten years ago, a mysterious new disease was found sweeping through Hawaii’s native ‘ohi‘a forests, killing off the foundation ...

Nasty root rot threatens the Fraser fir, a beloved Christmas tree. North Carolina scientists are trying to save the iconic species.

Fraser fir is a beloved type of Christmas tree that also offers privacy, beauty, and wildlife value to gardens.