It was older than the Roman Empire, the Egyptian pyramids and Christianity. Then someone cut it down. Now known as Prometheus, the bristlecone pine tree that found its home on Wheeler Peak in Nevada's ...

Colorado’s warm and dry winters have tipped the balance in a long-running ecological tug-of-war. The mountain pine beetles, native insects to the Centennial State, have recently exploded in numbers in ...

Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. A group of volunteers ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — After the city removed nearly 200 pine trees from public parks and golf courses due to bark beetle infestations, Spokane homeowners need to know how to protect the pine trees in their ...

A few weeks back, a “brands vs. trees” graphic caught my attention and I played along. Naming the logos came easily, and I quickly identified six out of six logos correctly. Then came the leaves and ...

Now that the winter solstice has come, it’s the official beginning of cold-weather season. To celebrate, I’m sharing some great winter beer cocktails that take advantage of the cooler temperatures ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the addition of pesto, grated Parmesan, and crushed red pepper flakes, these two-bite beauties transform from their standard ...

Weyerhaeuser WY0.08%increase; green up pointing triangle, America’s largest private landowner, said it has launched a venture to turn runty trees and sawdust from its fleet of mills into a replacement ...

This recipe brings old school Jewish brisket (which sometimes is made with ketchup!) into the modern day with the flavor of caramelized tomato paste. It also celebrates the marriage of Jewish cooking ...

The University of Colorado Boulder has acquired a rare Wollemi pine tree, a tree species that lived alongside dinosaurs and was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in Australia in 1994. CU ...

With so many varieties sold as Christmas trees, knowing what differentiates a Douglas fir from a Norway spruce is key to shopping for a real tree you’ll love. You’re likely to see more than one ...