Bark beetles convert spruce tree defenses into more potent antimicrobials to protect themselves, but a fungus can neutralize ...

When André Apolinario was a child, his parents had an argument over a bird’s nest. The swallows' nest was a fixture on the facade of their house in Gaia, Portugal, had to be removed by workers who ...

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing / All alone stood it, and the moss hung down from the branches.” —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1860-61 More than 150 years after Whitman wrote those lines, the ...

A change in pricing at a popular discount chain reflects a shift in consumer behavior. Dollar Tree was once known for having a singular price of $1 on all items before increasing its price points to ...

There's something comforting about walking into Dollar Tree. Even though the days of things actually costing $1 are far behind us, the typical Dollar Tree purchase costs $1.25 to $1.50. That's a far ...

CASS COUNTY, Mich. (WSBT) — The man convicted of stealing a fully mature walnut tree has been sentenced to 38 months to 10 years in prison. WSBT 22 first brought you this story in August. Trever ...

Tree swallows in polluted U.S. regions are accumulating high levels of “forever chemicals.” These durable pollutants, used in firefighting foams and consumer products, are found everywhere from soil ...

I agree with Kevin Cullen’s condemnation of the verbal abuse directed at Europe’s Ryder Cup golf team members (“Out of bounds at Ryder,” Metro, Oct. 1). No one deserves to be treated that way, ...

It’s September and that means everyday tree swallows are putting on their spectacular autumnal avian display near the mouth of the Connecticut River. Hundreds of thousands of the birds come from all ...

Swallows continue to gather on Plum Island and will reach their peak by mid-August. Along the Parker River Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, they cover the bayberry and beach plum on the dune side of ...