Releaf Michigan, a non-profit tree-planting organization, is hosting its 16th Biennial Michigan Big Tree Hunt beginning May 20. Here's what to know.

The decades-old tree conservation program was put in place in the 1940s to identify and conserve the nation’s largest ...

The world's second-biggest rat species — a gargantuan woolly beast — was caught on camera in the mountains of New Guinea.

Explore how ancient sloths evolved in size, from small climbers to massive ground dwellers, shaped by shifting climates and ...

Canada is home to some of the world's most intact forests across large swaths of connected habitat. Forests are places of ...

Scientists have analyzed ancient DNA and compared more than 400 fossils from 17 natural history museums to figure out how and why extinct sloths got so big.

An unusual subject has found its way into the curriculum of schools in Niger: trees. As municipal authorities across the ...

Are you thinking about planting some persimmon trees and growing your own fruit? If so, there are a few potential drawbacks ...

On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young ...

The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures. Estimated to host ...

The Cincinnati Zoo has welcomed its first new Guam Kingfisher, or Sihek, chick of 2025. This chick will be part of a long ...

is the most widely distributed tree species in North America, ranging from Alaska to Newfoundland and down the Rocky Mountains to Mexico. Utah and Colorado, in particular, are home to the largest ...