In herbalism, guelder rose is known as cramp bark due to its ability to soothe cramping in the uterus, bladder and digestive ...

These trees and shrubs provide food for wildlife while adding some welcome color to the winter landscape.

The hollowed-out trunk of the ancient yellow cedar felt like a cocoon with its soft floor of bark strips. A mother bear had molded this bed when she came each year to hibernate and to birth her cubs ...

North America’s ancient bald cypress forests have told scientists about history’s legendary droughts and wet periods. Now they’re warning us about the future. Drone footage of the Ghost Forest. On a ...

Did you know that cold intolerance is not why some American robins migrate in the fall? Instead, they fly south because the ground freezes and the worms and underground insects they eat become scarce.

Ancient pine trees growing in the Iberian mountains of eastern Spain have quietly recorded more than five centuries of Mediterranean weather. Now, by reading the annual growth rings preserved in their ...

Every year, a 20-metre Christmas tree from Norway is erected in Trafalgar Square. Image: iStock/stockcam "Trafalgar Square is changed as never before. A 48-ft Christmas tree has sprung up on the west ...

Isabel O’Brien is an experienced business journalist who specializes in private equity, infrastructure, and financial misconduct. Delmaine Donson / Getty Images While many Americans consider $1.5 ...

What is loneliness and why do we feel it? Sophie and Neil discuss how feeling lonely can help us to survive ...