A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

Neuroscientists have carefully studied how synapses only have access to their own “local” information, yet collectively they ...

A new study used modern methods to reassess a foundational study in biology that explained how ecologically similar species of wood warblers coexist. The research team examined foraging behavior, ...

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...

Have you ever gazed into a dazzling aquarium or watched a wild river teeming with life and thought, “Look at all those fish!” ...

A restaurant chain has apologized after sparking outrage when it cut down an oak tree in London that was believed to be up to ...

The caves closed nearly three years ago due to flooding and reopened Tuesday with a new experience bringing tourists closer to the scientific action.

Imagine being able to fly through pitch-black caves, dart between tree branches at midnight, and snatch a tiny insect out of ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Raisa Tolchinsky types poetry on demand, there’s a bluegrass ...

Scientists discovered trees use a biological clock to time growth. Changing this clock helps trees grow better and adapt to new environments.

What is a bonsai? The Japanese word “bonsai” is often translated as “plant in a pot.” It may be used as an identifying term for such a plant or it may refer to special techniques and aesthetic models ...