The aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) 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 ...

As Altadena fire survivors, our latest heartbreak started with an innocent text: “Hi, I’m Scott Cameron with Tetra Tech.” We switched to a phone call. Scott said, “We’re at your ...

Although the production line is fully automated, continuous monitoring at each stage is essential to ensure precision.

This tapestry also contains one of the only known depictions of a horned Viking helmet.

Elm trees have leaves that are doubly toothed around the margins and are usually asymmetrical at the base. They grow in an alternating pattern along the stem. Some elm leaves are smooth on one ...

It can be a dry enough summer every now and again that a garden comes somewhat unstuck. If no one tends it and gives it water ...

If you visit the southwest corner of Madagascar, you might find a tree so old its name is Grandmother. She has three stems, fused together, so that her trunk resembles a massive rounded pot rather ...

Experts in Canada are urging residents to avoid pruning oak trees during the no-pruning season to prevent serious diseases transmitted by beetles. In a media release shared with The Cool Down by the ...

When a man writes 169 poems, of thirteen lines each, with thirteen syllables to each line; when he spends precisely thirteen poems explaining the significance of the number thirteen; when one poem is ...