Four rare species have fluttered into view during my continuing quest to photograph the endangered Mount Charleston blue ...

In a Swiss pine forest, the treetops are being sprayed with mist in a bid to discover the effect that drier or wetter air has ...

Tucked along California’s northern coastline, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve alongside Redwood National Park and Del ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes ...

It would take more than 9.5 million square miles of trees to offset the emissions of the world’s 200 largest fossil fuel ...

Hidden beneath the forest floor, Thismia is one of nature’s strangest and most secretive plants. Often called the "vampire plant," it doesn’t photosynthesize like most plants – instead, it ...

Two years ago, Delfico submitted an application to the state requesting permission to plant New York City’s first-ever micro-forest. And just over one year ago, its first trees were planted by ...

The forest at the tip of Lord Howe Island's highest peak is an otherworldly place alive with animals and plants not found elsewhere on Earth. But it's taken radical action to save it.

The rare plant contains 160 billion base pairs, the coupled units that make up strands of DNA, according to the study. By comparison, the human genome consists of a mere 3 billion.

The rare plant contains 160 billion base pairs, the coupled units that make up strands of DNA, according to the study. By comparison, the human genome consists of a mere 3 billion.