Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...

While the practice is generally more trouble than it’s worth, one reason to do so is to get different varieties.

The discovery of a new species in the Andean cloud forests of northern Peru has reinforced the vital role of citizen science ...

Perennials, shrubs and small trees native to the Chihuahuan Desert give color to San Antonio gardens while providing food and ...

Life thrives in the extremes of the Sahara Desert and Alaska as nature and humans adapt to intense heat and freezing cold ...

Climate change and habitat destruction are driving species to extinction at an alarming rate. The impact extends across all ...

If you have a lighting system, you are a real Alaska Gardener. You recognize that we spend nine months gardening indoors. And ...

Fairbanks-based Chena Power is starting a subsidiary called Alaska Geothermal Partners to help others tap into the Earth’s ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

Cornell University marine ecologists and computer scientists have shown that grazing by sea snails and other marine herbivores has a big impact on the scale of seagrass wasting disease — contributing ...

These plants are native to Southeast Asia and are large, herbaceous perennials that grow 12-20 feet tall. Bananas grow from corms, a type of modified underground stem. The above-ground portion ...