Along with fossils of roots, pollen, and spores, the amber provides some of the best evidence yet that a mid-Cretaceous, ...

Hard frost in winter can cause the leaves of plants to be scorched and turn brown. This can weaken the plant, and lead to ...

As the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler, many species of insects will search for places to spend the winter.

Dalchini or cinnamon, is a popular spice derived from the bark of trees belonging to the Cinnamomum genus. Known for its ...

A Villanova University biologist is studying how geckos stick to surfaces in an effort to replicate this mechanism for new medical adhesives ...

If you cut down a tree, you can read an environmental record. Now climate change is complicating the narrative.

Modern Antarctica is a frozen desert, largely devoid of life. But this wasn't always the case. Ninety million years ago, it ...

In late fall 2022, the Spokane region experienced a sudden shift from warm temperatures to winter conditions practically ...

Columnist Don Davis writes about things gardeners can do to prepare for cold weather including cutting back plants and ...

"Be sure, too, to mulch the base with straw, bark, or leaves to insulate the ... take care to avoid heated rooms, as the warm ...

Ever wonder how Rockefeller Center picks its tree? Or where the tree's lights are stored during the offseason? Or if the tree ...

Trees have sophisticated mechanisms to measure time and the spectral quality of light, which is how they understand when to ...