It is said that the African Baobab tree has fruits appealing to baboons and is thus nicknamed monkey-bread. Our most able boatman - Vijay, who piloted us up the Pomparippu Aru spoke in endearing terms ...

Some actions to minimise the risk of catastrophic floods can make life more pleasant, even when it isn’t raining.

Forget about the usual tourist favorites like Gulmarg and Sonamarg - Pahalgam in Jammu & Kashmir is the place to be if ...

Written by Smithsonian botanist W. John Kress, the book details more than 300 North American tree species in words, maps and photographs—and why we shouldn’t take them for granted Jennie ...

Study Reveals Urban Trees Suffer More from Heat Waves and Drought Than Their Rural Counterparts Aug. 13, 2024 — A recent study details how trees in New York City and Boston are more negatively ...

Positioned amid the enchanting valley of Kashmir, Srinagar isn't merely celebrated for its beautiful lakes and lush gardens.

An Inland Empire city has approved a development project 450 feet away from the third oldest known living organism in the world — a sprawling, shrub-like oak tree that is more than 13,000 years old.

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Trees first appeared around 400 million years ago. They survived the mass-extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago and lived through several glacial periods ...

There are so many trees around us that it is easy to take them for granted and forget what incredible living things they really are! Trees have existed for millions of years. They were growing ...