During the summer, leaves appear green because the predominant pigment of photosynthesis, called chlorophyll, reflects green ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

Our modern lives often make us feel disconnected from nature, but even if we don’t think we notice, evolution has ensured ...

The autumn has arrived and northeastern North America's forests will soon grace us with a breathtaking palette of reds, ...

When you think of trees turning brilliant colors of red and orange in the fall or ushering in spring with their first green ...

Temperatures are feeling more like fall, and the trees are following suit. According to the Iowa DNR Fall Color Report, much ...

Travelers can take a kayak on a trek through Australia's rainforests to find alpine royalty: the prized King Billy pine tree.

Hidden strategically around my desk area were the seed pods of the witch hazel bush. That morning, they had dried just enough ...

The autumnal equinox was on Sept. 22. After this date, the daylight hours becomes slightly shorter each day until the winter ...

People who say they don’t like maple trees invariably like this maple tree. Learn how to plant a Japanese maple tree in your ...

Such a list would ideally need to include a large number of alternative plants for each invasive species, because no one ...

The $55 million project to widen, resurface and improve more than a mile of the interstate began in late September and is ...