Walking in our woods in early winter, I notice dense patches of clubmoss that lend a welcome splash of green to the forest ...

In 2011, archaeologists in England made an extraordinary find: While excavating an ancient riverbed, they unearthed nine well-preserved log boats that were between 2,500 to 3,500 years old. Now, after ...

Astrophotographer Terry Hancock has captured a dramatic view of the star-forming region IC 1396 — also known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula — shining in deep space some 2,400 light-years from Earth in ...

With trees, as with elephants and in swimming, trunks are important. They’re part of trees’ beauty, strength, majesty, and mystique. We have things to discuss. Like people, trunks come in all shapes ...

Shares of Xylem (NYSE:XYL) rose 1.3% on Tuesday after the water technology company reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter results and raised its full-year revenue and earnings guidance. Xylem ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Keiki and their ohanas celebrated a boo-tastic weekend at Shriners Children’s Hawaii’s annual trunk-or-treat event. The safe alternative to trick-or-treating was held around ...

The Department of Homeland Security will require all immigrants and non-citizens to be photographed when entering and leaving the US under new regulations released Friday. Photographs and fingerprints ...

Xylem vessel pits are tiny openings on the cell wall of water-conducting cells—with pit geometry influencing crop yield through its effect on plant hydraulics and nitrogen transport. Researchers from ...

Scientists have mapped microbe populations in human guts, deep-sea ecosystems and even clouds. Yet the microbial communities inside tree trunks have remained largely unseen until now. For a recent ...

A broken steel grate may remove one of the city’s most iconic landmarks— the ‘chicken bone’ outside Trenton Transit Center. The three-foot high trunk of a dead tree has for years guarded the station’s ...

With the right research and enough patience, anyone can get an extraordinary photo of animal life. These are Jasper Doest's tips gleaned from decades as a wildlife photographer. Carefully observing ...

CHARLESTON — Most trees sprout from the ground, grow tall and, eventually, fall. One downtown tree has had a different life cycle. After growing tall, this bald cypress was supposedly felled, drowned, ...