Judged by current standards, the Sierra games are no longer what I would play for fun.

Experts say this summer may see a spike in tick-borne diseases in Connecticut due to a higher acorn production which leads to ...

An "extinction crisis" is happening in Britain's temperate rainforests where some of the world's rarest mosses, lichens and ...

Sometimes we get sidetracked with bunnies and baskets at this time of year. But we can get beyond those to see the beauty and bounty in our everyday biological world.

The Wood Doctor also answers questions on the red in red oak, controlling carpenter bees, and cracks in Eastern white pine.

a year in which Oak trees drop huge volumes of acorns. This happens every three to five years. Those acorns kept small rodents alive through the tough winter, so summer 2024 saw a booming ...

Since even cryopreservation requires tissues to have as little water content as possible, she and her colleagues usually excise the oak embryos inside acorns, partially dry ... and pumped in smoke—and ...