John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Abstract: We outline a new approach to safety analysis in which concepts of computer HAZOP are fused with the idea of software fault tree analysis to enable a continuous assessment of an evolving ...

When a neighbor’s tree hangs over your property it can be a nuisance—and even cause damage. But tread carefully before you trim it. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house.

The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at full-bloom hasn't kept it from becoming a go-to ornamental option for ...

There is a sycamore in the front yard of my grandparents’ house, the house where my father grew up. It is a giant, towering over the home, the yard, the whole neighborhood. Last spring, when my ...

After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May and announcing store closures in June, Christmas Tree Shops is set to close its remaining 49 stores across 16 states. The Massachusetts-based retail chain ...

If you journey to Fishlake National Forest in Utah, you'll be surrounded by a high-elevation behemoth. It's one of the largest life forms on the planet: a quaking aspen so colossal it has a name — ...

For thousands of years, philosophers have pondered cardinality: knowing “how many.” Using a series of crude estimates, the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes worked out the approximate number of ...

If Hyperion is considered the world's tallest living tree but no one is allowed to see it, is it still the tallest? Well, yes — but starting now, visitors who attempt to see the Guinness World Record ...

Trees at Alerce Costero National Park Sietecolores via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Roughly 5,400 years ago, a tiny seed sprouted from the forest floor in central Chile. As it survived fires ...