At least 100 mostly unmarked graves, some dating to the 19th century, have existed outside the Cheltenham Youth Detention ...

Have you ever examined timber floorboards and pondered why they look the way they do? Perhaps you admired the super-fine ...

The rainforest has many layers There are thousands of tree species in the Amazon rainforest, many of which grow to between 80 and 100 feet tall, developing huge networks of branches that make up the ...

A three-day ice storm in northern Michigan early this spring left 145,000 people without power, some for weeks. Three months ...

A new study shows that simply changing how trees are arranged can boost forest growth, improve soil health, and lock away more carbon.

And regardless of whether you believe in ghosts, being alone in a remote location after dark carries inherent risks. If you ...

Fairy candles, or black cohosh, bloom each July with towering white spires, marking midsummer's arrival and adding a magical ...

Geologists discover that a huge prehistoric tsunami carried amber from coastal forests to deep waters in Japan 115 million ...

As American beech leaves fall year after year on the forest floor, they create habitat for overwintering animals and insects, but that is not all. Beech leaves are high in lignan, which slows their ...

While their bright colors attract honey bees, the nectar can produce what's known as "mad honey," a rare but toxic variety ...

In a Swiss pine forest, the treetops are being sprayed with mist in a bid to discover the effect that drier or wetter air has ...

HANCOCK — Scorched. That's the way Meredith Cochran describes the young stand of beech trees that is dying on the upper reaches of land she owns in Hancock behind her house. Three years ago, Cochran ...