Seeing blue dots, red Xs, orange circles and purple bands on trees and wondering what they mean? Here's what we found out ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

During the breeding season, white-tailed deer might use their eyes and noses to navigate signs—forehead secretions on trees ...

Spruce bark beetles use the plant defense compounds in spruce bark as a protective mechanism. After feeding, they metabolize ...

In this week’s newsletter: nature’s last stand against the DRC capital’s rampant development, plus looking back on last year’s stories of hope ...

Nabil Ali celebrates the long legacy of botanical pigments and the craft traditions that used them in a new book.

Tree hugging is an art that needs to be learned and many young people in China are now learning this art as they embrace more and more trees. Trees make people feel rooted and alive and many experts c ...

Bhubaneswar: Cleanliness is a way of life at Babojola, a non-descript village in Mayurbhanj district — so much so that littering, spitting and smoking.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...