“Research has shown that for every $1 invested in urban trees, trees will return $3.40 in benefits. “The benefits include, ...

Image source Sustainable living has moved from niche to mainstream—and for good reason. With rising energy bills, climate ...

A group of MBAs explore how the new era of farming offers multi-dimensional solutions to today’s global challenges.

A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead ...

In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.

Actually, entire houses can be built with the millions of tires that are tossed out every year. To build so-called Earthships, for example, whole tires are filled with dirt and covered with concrete ...

There is plenty to eat at Bok Tower Gardens outside of its on-site Blue Palmetto Cafe: citrus trees amid its Olmstead Gardens and trails, orchards with nectarines and papaya, grape vines and ...

If you've spent time outdoors, chances are you've had a run-in with a mosquito. Beyond being pests, mosquitoes can cause itchy bites and carry infectious diseases. That's because when mosquitos ...

How different plants manage water stress may reshape climate models. Scientists now say soil drying isn’t one-size-fits-all.

Lions have been dubbed the king of the jungle, but one could argue the real royalty are the trees, the massive woody beasts ...

Bonham Carter’s voice, coming in through a headset, is talking about a princess named Viola. Her voice—spectral, beguiling—is ...

North Carolina is home to some seriously supersized bugs, and these species are the biggest you'll find throughout the state.