The American beech tree in Jim Berman and Liz Bryant’s Valparaiso backyard is officially the largest of its species in ...

Backyard trees do more than drop leaves and block the sun from your laundry line. They’re also hangouts for mushrooms. Some of these fungi are quiet cleanup crews breaking down old wood. Others are ...

Michigan's harsh winters force us to use de-icing agents such as rock salt; however, the most common form poses a threat to roadside trees.

The House Agriculture Committee passed a five-year farm bill after a marathon markup, but mostly leaves the dealmaking to the ...

Low-growing “carpeting” plants are an option for secondary paths that don’t receive heavy traffic. Some good candidates include creeping thyme, Irish or Scotch moss, white clover, creeping veronica, ...

Two centuries ago, this area teemed with workmen busying building Liverpool; more than 200m years ago very different creatures roamed here ...

Charlotte beat Portland 109-93 at home in the Spectrum Center on Saturday for what was the Hornets’ 14th win in their past 17 ...

Though it was almost 63 years ago, I remember the scene on our black and white TV one late June evening in 1963. Longview’s Jacky Cupit, a rising […] ...

Spring. The word itself says it all: longer, warmer days that (quite literally) put a spring in your step and a smile on your face.

From snapdragons and stocks to pansies and wildflowers, here's how winter annuals fared in recent Texas freezes - and what to ...

An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave scientists a chance to study these rare events. Now they’re coming to different conclusions.