When you grow an olive tree from a pit, the tree you cultivate will not be a replica of the original. “Olive trees grown from pits are genetically different from ...

A group of Woodland Hills residents is kicking back after a new property owner took over a beloved tree nursery with plans to turn the sprawling property into a cemetery. Boething's Treeland Nursery ...

This past weekend, I had a glimpse into one of the most fascinating and bizarre (also gruesome) animal behaviors I have ever witnessed. I was out walking the dog and happened to notice a large wasp ...

Fall is the best time to plant trees in San Luis Obispo. Join UC Master Gardeners’ workshop Sept. 20, 2025, for expert tips on planting, pruning, and tree care. Linda Robertson It has been said that ...

From plans for spring harvest to spacing tips to planting basics, there’s a steady stream of tasks to do and things to look ...

One of gardening’s best secrets is that it’s fairly easy to produce your own free new plants by persuading cut branch tips to grow roots. A surprising number of trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, fruit ...

OKAY. NO. CRAZY. OKAY, TURNING GEARS NOW, IN AMES, A MAN IS TURNING A TROUBLED TREE INTO A BIT OF A MASTERPIECE. YEAH, CHAINSAW ARTIST IS MAKING WOOD ART OUT OF A TREE THAT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ...

As a rule, the stories in our "following up" series look back at previous articles from Goats and Soda. But when freelance journalist Ruchi Kumar pitched the idea of following up on media coverage of ...

Mark Harmon crouches low next to log number 219: a moss-covered western hemlock tree trunk, five meters long, lying dead on the ground in the lush green woods. It’s marked by a thin aluminum tag. The ...

Science writer Mary Roach is fascinated by the human body, especially, she says, the "gooey bits and pieces of us that are performing miracles on a daily basis." Take the human heart, for instance. If ...

The death of a Black student found hanging from a tree on a Mississippi college campus this week has been ruled a suicide by the state’s medical office, but the family says it will seek an independent ...