Oak trees keep absorbing carbon dioxide long after their annual growth has ended, revealing that photosynthesis and wood ...

There’s something timeless about an old oak tree. Maybe it’s the swing that hangs from one of its branches, the cool shade it casts on summer afternoons, or the way it’s quietly witnessed years of ...

Robin Hood’s legendary Major Oak may be dead after 1,200 years, raising alarms about climate stress on ancient trees.

People walk past these trees every day and don't realize what they're looking at. These trees were here before us,' says tree ...

The ancient Major Oak of Sherwood Forest, long associated with Robin Hood, failed to produce leaves this spring after years ...

Thousands of "bicentennial" trees were planted in Brevard County, Florida, for the nation's 200th birthday in 1976. One ...

It’s designed to handle drought conditions, attract pollinators and produce seeds that are too poisonous to be consumed.

New federal rules for dicamba aim to help cotton and soybean farmers control weeds. But the herbicide, which can kill other ...

The Major Oak - which has stood at the heart of Sherwood Forest for hundreds of years - has had its first spring without new ...

Avoid pesticides — these kill the caterpillars, aphids and other insects that birds feed on. Water, too, is essential: ...

A mother and her five children were left without a place to stay after storms ripper through her Oak Park neighborhood Friday ...

Every summer it shaded the driveway, cooled the front rooms, and filled the yard with birdsong from sunrise until evening. I ...