The botanically-minded among you will be fascinated by the developments of an upcoming augmented reality application being created by The National Science Foundation. As we reported in “Scientists ...

That’s so last Christmas. Christmas trees don’t have to be traditional to look spectacular. In fact, some of the most memorable ones this year are anything but. How about a Christmas tree made from ...

In all the time I’ve spent cruising around my quiet Seattle neighborhood for fallen sidewalk fruit (the semi-bruised apples are delicious), I’ve never thought to myself: “Geez. I wish all these trees ...

Shea Gunther is a writer, entrepreneur, and podcaster living in Portland, Maine. He covers topics such as renewable energy, climate change, and nature. General Sherman makes the list for being ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Good Morning, and welcome to our Saturday morning reminder of one of the ...

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Trees, is there anything they can’t do? Doubtful. Let’s see: producing half the world’s oxygen, providing habitat for millions of species, creating the soil and timber resources we depend on. Not bad.

The appeal of tree houses is fairly obvious: seclusion, sustainability, coziness, communion with nature. Of course, often times those are qualities that are felt rather than understood–there’s a ...

In a magical marriage of art and nature, artist Sam Van Aken has created a living fairytale tree that blooms in multiple colors and produces 40 different kinds of fruit. The Syracuse University ...