My favorite interview last week was 90- year-old Illinois farmboy John "Jack" Block. While secretary, Block's son and father operated Block Family Farms and he said he saw the farm's equity plunge by ...

IT looks like the hot weather is going nowhere. And while we might be loving it, our gardens aren’t as big of a fan.

From the mysterious grotto once adorned with shells and crystals to the castle folly built as a place of rest and reflection, the Saltram gardens were designed for both beauty and leisure ...

Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to immediately remove all apple orchards planted on forest land previously encroached upon, and recover the full cost of the operation ...

Rattlesnakes, feared for their potent venom, are often mistaken for harmless species. This article explores eight snakes that ...

Experts link the rising frequency and intensity of these heatwaves to climate change. Scientists warn that such extreme ...

Rachel Zegler sings “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from the Palladium balcony during Evita in London on 18 June 2025.

Some street trees such as jacarandas, London plane and the European nettle tree can thrive even under extreme heat and drought, while honey locust and Chinese elms are more sensitive to local ...

Jacaranda, black locust, London plane: Common street trees show surprising resilience to growing heat in Australia by Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Mark G Tjoelker, Matthew Brookhouse, Sally Power ...

New research in Plant-Environment Interactions reveals how the widespread plant pathogen Phytophthora affects urban trees, specifically Common Lime trees.

It’s that time of year again when the greater L.A. area gets a beautiful pop of purple color. The jacaranda, a tree native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Argentina and Brazil, will ...

The craft of cultivating bonsai evolved from Japan with a focus on miniaturising trees and plants. Recent enthusiasm for the world of tiny trees is seeing Australia's native flora re-imagined as ...