Oct. 31—It only takes a few dips of a paddle into the Copalis River and a scan of the bank to find activity. A heron glides on gargantuan wings. A kingfisher cackles and darts between spruce trees. A ...

While the idea of ghost trees may sound like a Halloween tale, the causes behind their ghoulish-looking, but real, appearances are even scarier. So, what are ghost trees, exactly? Well, they are the ...

This tree is infected with the fungal pathogen that causes Pine Ghost Canker, which can be fatal for trees. (Akif Eskalen, UC Davis) Fungal pathogens that cause die-back in grape, avocado, citrus, nut ...

For over a century, Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain has been a “museum of trees” and a picturesque escape from the city. Because of the Arboretum’s long and storied history, there are many ...

What the visitor has come across is an albino redwood tree, one of only about 400 known to exist. The strange tree is unable to produce chlorophyll, and so its needles are white instead of green.

RALEIGH – After driving for hours into the sun, Marcelo Ardón pulled off onto a bumpy gravel road leading into a coastal forest where rising sea levels are visibly changing the landscape. The flies ...

During the summer, a mysterious, rare and unusual plant can be found in the deep shadows of the forest. Between June and September, pearly white ghost pipe plants appear. Hiding from the sun, they ...

Trees that were poisoned and killed by saltwater are emitting greenhouses gases known as “tree farts,” prompting researchers to warn of a secret warming source that could become worse as rising seas ...