For many plants, spring is just a really good time. They have endured a cold, dark, hard winter and in some places, winters can be murderously tough for plants. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Tree pollen pods lay in a pile at a park in this March 2024 file photo. The warming climate has extended the pollen season, so it starts earlier and ends later. After a hard winter, most of us are ...

Amy Gerstler's 14th book of poetry, Is This My Final Form? comes out in April. One of its poems is about this change of season, welcoming spring. Spring cannot come soon enough for poet Amy Gerstler.