In the heart of southern Lebanon, where pine trees once stood tall and abundant, a quiet crisis is unfolding. The cones are ...

Acorn woodpeckers live in family groups and spend winter tending their stash and defending it from thieves. Come spring, they’ll shift to insects and oak flowers, but in winter, acorns fuel their ...

With the holiday season ending, the DNR wants folks to know that throwing away Christmas trees improperly can spread harmful ...

Methuselah not only serves as a living link with Earth's ancient past but also gives scientists the opportunity to study ...

While evergreen trees are a staple of Christmas, they mean so much more to Aspen and the surrounding White River National ...

Here in New England, the pine bark beetle also seems to be causing more tree deaths than previously, and ecologists have ...

After trees fell across San Diego County during a holiday storm, experts say residents can protect themselves by learning to ...

Save and recycle Christmas tree needles for these 7 valuable, free ways to enhance your gardens, improve soil, and feed your ...

Stink bugs get an understandably bad rap, thanks to their smelly defense mechanism. Here's how to identify the harmful ones ...

Winter may seem like a season of stillness, but science tells us a different story. Even in the quiet winter months, the natural world buzzes with activity. Insect migration patterns shift, animal ...

Although a bug crawling out of a Christmas tree is scary, it can't do a lot of damage. The pests emerging from those living coniferous trees will not damage the tree, house, furniture, or the people ...

When I was a kid, we always had a ceiling-high red cedar as a Christmas tree. Although they are prickly trees that can cause ...