The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter. One reason is that insect pests and plant ...

Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing ...

Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...

Glaciers, fjords, and mountains await in this stunning region of Norway, one of Rick Steves' favorite places to appreciate ...

When you've always known deciduous trees to drop their leaves in winter, seeing one that hasn't can be unsettling. Here's why ...

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

When it comes to growing deciduous fruit trees in general, however, an inland environment is more advantageous than a coastal one. The reason for this is that colder winter temperatures expand the ...

This study helped to gain a deeper understanding of the plasticity of N uptake patterns by plants and microorganisms in the forest–grassland transition zone, and provides theoretical support for ...

Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the world's forests despite covering just 3% of the ...

These are once-banned burning practices they use to restore the health of their forests and plants. Editor's note: This story was produced for Our Living Lands, a collaboration of the Mountain West ...