Mangroves are on the move, and scientists are tracking their surprising advance into new northern territory. Just as John ...

Thorn forest once blanketed the Rio Grande Valley. Restoring even a little of it could help the region cope with the impacts ...

With their ability to store carbon, forests are often considered the lungs of the Earth, but they are vulnerable to the world ...

Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

Lightning is usually seen as a harbinger of destruction in forests, killing or damaging trees in their blasts. But in the ...

Welcome to Palmetto State Park, where Texas goes tropical. In a state known for its vastness, this 270-acre gem might seem insignificant on paper, but step inside its boundaries and you’ll discover an ...

Der Dutchman in Sarasota stands as a delicious anomaly in Florida’s landscape – an authentic Amish restaurant where the pies ...

The hidden side of Costa Rica’s natural beauty—where jaguars prey on sea turtles, strangler figs choke trees, and death fuels ...

Fruit. It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Although dragon fruit is native to the ...

The ice cream bean fruit tree (Inga edulis) produces large pods full of fluffy pulp that tastes like vanilla ice cream. It's ...

Growing ordinary apples and strawberries in your garden is satisfying, but there's something particularly exciting about harvesting exotic fruits that your neighbors have never seen. Contrary to ...