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 ...

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

Tree ferns, which rival ordinary trees in height, were once the masters of the forest. In the Jurassic period they grew 20‡40 ...

Asps, also call puss caterpillars, are found on shrubs and live oaks, but you can kill them without harming your plants.

DEAR NEIL: In raking leaves from shrubs around the house I’ve noticed asps on a couple of hollies. What is the best way to ...

Now, researchers are in a race against time. They say most of the vast ‘ohi‘a forests on Hawaii island will be gone in the ...

President Joe Biden on Sunday becomes the first U.S. president to visit the Amazon, sometimes called the 'lungs of the planet ...

From now through the end of December is the time of year to inspect your trees for Sudden Oak Death. The mold pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death, phytophthora ramorum, is most active during wet ...

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

This is a summary of: Giger, G. H. et al. Inducing novel endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi. Nature 635, 415–422 ...

An Indonesian staple is shaking up the restaurant scene. Making oncom is almost magical. It starts with a pile of soy pulp, ...