Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it's fragrant, ...

Drought and other extreme weather has resulted in a global shortage of cocoa beans and massive prices this year ...

Autumn is a time for a good tidy-up, when you can cut back overgrown plants so they will build energy for new growth for next ...

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help ...

Researchers, supported by the NIH's BRAIN Initiative, have created a comprehensive map of the fruit fly brain, identifying ...

Florida's agricultural fields -- including the state's iconic orange groves and berry farms -- are routinely damaged by strong storms that roll through the state.

Since planting a tree is a long-term investment, it’s important to get it right, and that will require a bit of research.

We all know that bees and butterflies love flowers, but there are native tree species that pollinators may prefer more. Add ...

It's been a year of ups and downs for apple farmers in central Illinois. On top of an early bloom, many trees were devastated by the ...

The Osage orange tree, native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, was once prized for its hardy wood and thorny branches, but ...

A fireman climbed up a tall tree to rescue a stray cat stuck on top. The team was called to Wat Ko Than Buddhist temple to help evacuate a feline that stranded was 20ft (6 metres) up a fruit tree ...

County Extension Agent Ryan Neal has been involved with the fig study since the beginning. He also grows figs in his home ...