Beginning this month, the village of Sleepy Hollow will plant 100 native trees in public spaces throughout its neighborhoods. The project is supported by the Tree Power program of the […] ...

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it’s fragrant, ...

Pixabay Trees are in trouble: More than one-third of known species around the globe are at risk of disappearing, according to a new assessment. On Monday, the International Union for Conservation ...

The Earth is home to an incredible diversity of bird species, living in practically every habitat, from the open oceans to the arid deserts. In some parts of the world, these animals have adapted and ...

More than a third of all tree species worldwide face extinction, threatening ecosystems, plants, animals and economies around the world, experts warned Monday. In all, 38% of trees are at risk ...

Discover some of the animal species moving closer to extinction in the latest IUCN’s Red List – and why their populations are declining The IUCN Red List, updated earlier today, details a ...

Trees like serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.), smoke tree (Cotinus spp.), and paperbark maple (Amur griseum) all fit this bill perfectly. The smoke tree is another great tree to consider if you want to ...

Leonardo DiCaprio is a snake. A newly discovered species of a toothy snake in the Western Himalayas has been named in the actor’s honor, according to an “ongoing study” published in the ...

Our ancient evolutionary cousins on Flores represent a unique lineage who lived during a time multiple human species were spreading to different parts of our planet, and this enigmatic relative of ...

But there were also some similarities. And now scientists have confirmed a new one: Diverse firefly species lit up the night during the late Mesozoic. The discovery comes from a fossil of an ...

The idea of a species is fundamental to the way that many people understand the structure of life on Earth. But ask 10 specialists how they define the concept and you might get 10 answers. In this ...

And because it's a native species, it's less likely to become invasive, which is another big win. The next is serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.), a much safer alternative to the pink trumpet tree, ...