The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." ...

Most trees are dormant through the winter's coldest months.

With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what ...

Joshua trees are jumping the gun on flowering this year, and researchers say the timing glitch could ripple through the Mojave Desert ecosystem. The spiky desert icons, found across California, Nevada ...

Sudden or severe cold temperature can cause trees to experience "frost crack." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bill McNee of the ...

Three saplings grown from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree are being planted in Derbyshire. One of the saplings has already been planted at Swanwick School and Sports College and two others are ...

Trees play a central role in life on Earth. They store CO₂, provide habitats for animals, fungi, and insects, stabilize soils ...