Scientists have built the most complete evolutionary timetree for primates, covering 455 species and revealing insights into ...

Guam’s last mature specimen of the critically endangered Serianthes nelsonii tree, or håyun lågu, died, more than a year after major damage from Typhoon Mawar. This is according to a Friday ...

Most of us have a certain image in mind when we think of a poinsettia: a potted, 1- or 2-foot-tall plant with red flowers ...

Change of use of remaining floor space of Barn A and the entirety of Barn B from agricultural to commercial ... management works to one Magnolia tree included in Taunton Deane Borough (Taunton No.4) ...

Luminescent trees wrapped in brightly colored Christmas lights adorned the expanse of the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Casino ...

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The official description, eligibility, criteria, and history of the Officer of the Order of Canada (OC). Established in 1967 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Order of Canada is the cornerstone ...

Photo Credit: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 If you are interested in large trees, the nuttall oak (pictured above) is a red oak that is native to the Houston area.

After all, were it not for the 19th-century monarch, we might not celebrate Christmas with a well-appointed fir tree. Though people across the globe had been decorating temples and domestic ...

The Norway spruce, which stands at 74-feet tall and 43-feet wide, will be lit up on Dec. 4. at Rockefeller Center for the annual holiday celebration. The tree will sport more than 50,000 multi ...