There's a conundrum that has perplexed biologists since Charles Darwin himself. Why do some exotic species take off as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mangoes on a tree. Growing your own fruit is an excellent way to diversify a home garden. Determining which species to grow based ...

MIDDLETOWN - Growing up in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and moving to Monmouth County over 50 years ago, Paul DeSaro always enjoyed woodworking in his spare time. And he successfully turned that hobby into ...

Tropical trees are better neighbors than trees in temperate forests, according to a study published in the journal Nature by researchers from 29 different institutions including the Smithsonian ...

There can be an unfortunate side to having cool plants. Sometimes people want to steal them. At least, that’s been the case for Mark Hanson, who collects and grows rarities for his one-man business, ...

Northeast Australia’s relict tropical rainforests, one of the oldest and most isolated rainforests in the world. Credit: Alexander Shenkin Tropical trees in Australia’s rainforests have been dying at ...

Initiatives using non-native tree species can impact tropical insects in neighbouring forests, according to an international study. Initiatives using non-native tree species can impact tropical ...

For a long time, ecologists assumed tree rings to be absent in tropical trees because of a lack of temperature and rain fluctuations in the trees' environment. But in recent decades, the formation of ...

A new study has found that dry seasons that are warmer and drier than usual can stunt the growth of tropical trees, causing them to take in less carbon dioxide. While trees tend to grow more during ...