Across cities and suburbs, a curious pattern keeps turning up in aerial photos and field surveys alike: trees that stand closest to cell towers are often the ones that look the sickest. Their crowns ...

Oklahoma has a very unique forest alongside Interstate 35 in the vicinity of the OKC Zoo. That woodland has lots and lots of unusual oak trees growing therein; the trees of which I speak are saddled ...

New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia. By Rachel Nuwer Baobabs are one of the most ...

Scientists have uncovered the oldest fossilized forest, dating back 390 million years to a time when life was just getting a foothold on land. The ancient forest was made up of the first trees to ever ...

D.C.’s cherry blossoms hit peak bloom Thursday, drawing crowds to the Tidal Basin for stunning views, live music, and the ...

Q. I have read that ginkgo trees can live for hundreds of years. Is this true, and what makes them so unusual? Why are they called “living fossils”? A. Modern ginkgoes belong to a single species of ...