The almendro tree may have evolved to attract lightning, which helps clear more space for it to grow, according to new ...

Rural communities on the border between the African countries of Malawi and Zambia are threatening to sue an international ...

I’m standing waist-deep in a chocolate-hued, jungle-fringed tributary of the Congo River, watching my guide wade further downstream, with his hands cupped to his ears to amplify the sounds of the ...

Whether you enjoy cracking open a bottle of Zinfandel, surfing the Pacific Ocean, sitting under gigantic redwood trees or ...

It’s become a two-day event over the years – Maine Maple Sunday Weekend – so you can theoretically visit twice as many sugarhouses and maple tree groves as you might have a generation ago.

Learn about our editorial policies Decision trees are major components of finance, philosophy, and decision analysis in university classes. Yet, many students and graduates fail to understand ...

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday stayed the proposed felling of 3,300 trees in the Shivalik elephant reserve for a road-widening project connecting Bhaniyawala in Dehradun to Rishikesh [Reenu ...

They’re good for growing up posts and poles, but make sure the support is strong enough for the species – a large twiner like wisteria can crush soft timber and strangle trees ... stems grab onto any ...

The African elephant in the room: is there such a thing as a true carbon-neutral safari? "I suppose that in a spreadsheet it might be possible," says Lisa Scriven, general manager of Fair Trade ...

The mother of a three-year-old boy who has been reunited with his toy elephant which had been sitting in the window of a butcher's shop has trumpeted the power of community for its swift return.

Present-day elephants are the biggest land animals. The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) weighs over 10 tons and is up to 13 feet tall. Their Asian relatives, Elephas maximus, rank next on ...