The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

“Dr. Christmas Tree” is a weighty title to bestow on someone. After 48 years of diving into the nitty -gritty of the perfect holiday foliage, Gary Chastagner has earned the moniker. A professor ...

The United States has claimed a major strategic win over China in the global contest for critical minerals, securing preferential access to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s cobalt and copper ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The quandong’s fruit appear intensely blue, but without ...

Dr Sonia Nzilani, ECM, Trade, Makueni county has been found dead in her Makindu home.[Courtesy] Makueni is mourning the untimely death of Executive Committee Member (ECM) for Marketing, Industry, ...

Olives need to grow to full size before harvesting. An olive tree is more than a food plant. The silvery-gray leaves shimmer in the breeze, making this Mediterranean crop beautiful too. If you’re not ...

The Goodmans gather for one last photo of their tree in Millersville before it became Lancaster's city holiday tree. From left, Bret and Ellen Goodman, their son Alex holding his son Grayson, their ...

Where there’s a tree, there’s usually a forest. But not always. A biologist describes some of the loneliest trees on planet Earth. When we think about isolation in nature, we usually picture islands ...

Korla Fragrant Pear(Pyrus sinkiangensis Yu), a high-value Geographical Indication product from Xinjiang, China, faces declining fruit quality due to soil degradation from intensive monoculture. This ...

TV personality Dr. Phil's bankruptcy case is not going the way he wanted it to. Dr. Phil, whose full name is Phil McGraw, cannot keep the bankruptcy of his media startup Merit Street Media in Chapter ...

Two bright blue fertilizer spikes sticking up out of the soil - Below the Sky/Shutterstock Nothing enhances the look of a lawn like lush, beautiful trees. While sunlight and proper watering are two ...