John Sedgwick Middle School in Port Orchard is now home to a unique piece of space history, a “Moon Tree.” The Douglas fir seedling traveled 1.3 million miles through space as part of NASA’s Artemis I ...
Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it’s fragrant, tulip-shaped flowers bloom, and just as beautiful in fall when its leaves ...
FERNWOOD, MI – There’s a sycamore tree in Michigan that has been to the moon and back. Astronaut Stuart Roosa brought thousands of tree seeds on the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. Later ...
(KRON) — A Half Moon Bay resident was arrested Tuesday for driving under the influence and gun charges after a deputy pulled over his vehicle, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO ...
The world’s largest tree has been rigorously dated for the first time, confirming it is at least 16,000 years old. Named Pando, the tree is a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) with around ...
DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed ...
NEW PORT RICHEY — The stout, modest homes that make up the Magnolia Valley neighborhood are typical of Florida houses built before the turn of the 21st century. One-story residences, with front ...
A homeowner in the Sierra Nevada posted a photo in a subreddit for tree enthusiasts showing a sweetgum tree they had planted. While they were likely hoping for compliments and acknowledgment of all ...
As majestic as large shade trees can be, finding ground cover plants to grow in the darker areas under the trees can be a challenge. Fortunately, some ground covers, including one that smells just ...
Michigan has lots of trees but only one NASA Moon Tree. “It’s a real privilege to have this here,” said Izzy Richards, an eighth-grader at Warren Woods Christian School, one of 50 sites ...
The IUCN says that their assessments have aided local and national government planning to save seven species of magnolia trees in Colombia. The IUCN released its findings in Cali, Colombia ...