Salco Construction was about three weeks away from finishing the deck for spring use when a neighbor’s “very diseased” tree ...

According to recent scientific literature, at low doses, castanospermine modulates carbohydrate metabolism, altering glycogen, glucose levels, and other clinical markers. In animal models, high doses ...

Massi rushes down the slope, leaps across a slow-running stream and disappears inside a thick bush. Rosie, his young ...

It’s not hard to see why a mountain bluebird is among the West’s most sought-after birds. Learn what the birds eat and what ...

Massachusetts could be about to receive nearly $93 million in federal funding – and some of it could be headed straight to your town.

Tree sparrows on two local nature reserves will shortly have somewhere to call home, thanks to the supporters of Northumberland Wildlife Trust.

Unfortunately, natural cavities necessary for nesting are scarce, so people will often build nesting boxes for them. If nesting boxes are built too close together, the females will lay eggs in other ...

“They were interested in ethno-mycology, but she especially — in Russian culture, mushrooms are much more prevalent than we see in the United States. So they’re traveling and they heard about this ...

American chestnut trees, deemed functionally extinct decades ago, may already be mounting a quiet comeback in the northern ...

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm explain how to grow chestnut trees from start to finish.

As I’ve noted more than once, being able to name the plants around you is kind of a superpower. At the very least, it allows one to enjoy a deeper level of kinship with the other living things that ...

A: I’ve tested several plant identification apps and have found them surprisingly, but not completely, accurate. You simply snap a photo of the plant in question, and the app can provide an ...