In tropical forests across Central and South America, a quiet tree hides one of the most violent forms of seed dispersal ...

The devastating Halifax explosion left thousands dead and hundreds injured tree for boston/instagram Each year, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia gifts the city of Boston its official Christmas ...

Fire was a perennial danger for new mining communities in the Tri-State District as mining camps made the transition from tent cities to frame buildings. I have written of devastating fires that hit ...

In 2011, archaeologists in England made an extraordinary find: While excavating an ancient riverbed, they unearthed nine well-preserved log boats that were between 2,500 to 3,500 years old. Now, after ...

FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. JESSICA. ALL RIGHT CINDY THANK YOU. BOSTON IS GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. THE TREE FOR BOSTON ARRIVED ON THE COMMON THIS MORNING. BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU WAS ON HAND WHEN IT ...

Ever wonder why some palm varieties flourish while others suddenly bend at the trunk or topple over completely? From the iconic coconut palm to towering royal palms, these signature features of ...

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...

With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

Q: Should we be concerned with the split in the trunk of the Frontyard Linden we purchased and had professionally planted in 2022, and the split appeared two years later? A garden center told us not ...

Scientists have mapped microbe populations in human guts, deep-sea ecosystems and even clouds. Yet the microbial communities inside tree trunks have remained largely unseen until now. For a recent ...

A broken steel grate may remove one of the city’s most iconic landmarks— the ‘chicken bone’ outside Trenton Transit Center. The three-foot high trunk of a dead tree has for years guarded the station’s ...