This cast of trees evolved over thousands of years in tandem with New Jersey’s soils, storms, and wildlife. Balsam fir and ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

On a fine gray afternoon in late October, I came across an impressive cone midden beneath a towering red spruce. While it was surely the work of an industrious squirrel — perhaps a family, given the ...

Is that tree a pine, a fir or a spruce? Here's a handy guide to identifying the many species of trees populating Central ...

In this month's "Cultivating Success in the Farm & Garden" column, Hubbard County U of M Extension educator reveals how the ...

The project involved the synthesis of 421 individual five-minute exposures Dubai: Astronomers at the Seal Astronomical Observatory in the Abu Dhabi desert have released a detailed new image of the ...

Wildlife agencies counted 232 squirrels on Mount Graham, about the same as a year ago, which is good news during a drought.

Trees contain valuable information about Earth's past, so much so that studying their rings may help fill in hidden gaps in Ohio's environmental history. Trees are the planet's living lungs; they ...

The Vatican has unveiled its Nativity scene and lit the towering Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 25-meter (82-foot) ...

Windsor’s Public Works department makes an effort through the winter to keep the town’s roads safe. The town celebrated its hard work with a unique tree lighting ceremony Tuesday at the Public ...

As an 88-foot spruce arrives in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican workers assemble a nativity honoring St. Alphonsus Liguori and the rich Christmas traditions of southern Italy. Workers erect the Vatican's ...