Learn all about the western cattle egret, a bird often found in pastures alongside cows. See what the species looks like and ...

Photographer Brian Kelley travels to every corner of state in search of the biggest, oldest, and most culturally or ...

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 ...

Peatlands around the globe hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, and yet new research reveals a much lower ...

The 23,00-square-foot glass-panelled roof over the Barbican Center's vast conservatory is at risk of caving in. Safety nets ...

When it comes down to it, L.A.’s palm trees are like the lilies of the field, glorious to behold but neither toiling nor ...

When beavers dam a stream, wetlands and ponds result that provide food and shelter for many other species. Dams also slow and ...

Every seven seconds we hear it — the long, drawn out “hooooooo” of one of the world’s rarest birds. The Grenada Dove may be shy, elusive and critically endangered, but it’s cooing its heart out on ...

A dangerous new hornet is posing a significant threat to the honeybee population in Georgia, which can mean big trouble for ...

Some of these palm groves scattered throughout the arid landscape are easy to reach by off-road vehicles or short hikes, ...

Climate change, wildfires, and disease are pushing trees to the brink. They aren’t regrowing in cooler areas like scientists ...

A new Colorado State University study of the interior U.S. West has found that tree ranges are generally contracting in ...