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The U.S. Capital Christmas Tree traveled 3,700 miles from Carson City to Washington, D.C. beginning Saturday, Nov. 1 and ...

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If you’re like most well-intentioned gardeners, you might give a lot of thought to planting the “right” plants to nourish pollinators and other wildlife, with nectar, pollen, seeds and fruit. But have ...

We humans may need our eight hours of sleep a night to keep our brains functioning, but that's not the only duration, or reason, why animals sleep. Bats sleep for 20 hours out of the day while ...

Walking along the banks of a river, through a young forest, or along a city street, there is a tree that stands out from the rest. At first glance it might appear to be just another paper birch, but ...

Now that deciduous vegetation is defoliating for autumn into winter, distinctive bark of some trees and shrubbery is becoming ...