I have to admit even being a weather geek, I hadn't really thought much about how lightning strikes a tree, but this photo taken by Barbara Engelhart got me wondering how this particular lightning ...

It's easy to appreciate the beauty of a tree, but can be much harder to figure out what they are. Photo by Jeff Tome I once took a workshop that evaluated children’s knowledge of nature based on how ...

It makes sense that dying trees have terminal bud scars. Sounds like an awful condition – my condolences. But the healthiest trees have them, too (terminal scars, not condolences). It’s a good thing, ...

A soft-spoken museum director, Steven Lee enjoys walking outside his office south of Baltimore and seeing the towering old trees. One of his favorites is a pecan that was recently ranked the ...

Similar to tree rings determining a tree's age, fire scars help scientists learn how many fires happened in the area and when. TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It might surprise you to learn wildfire activity ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — A local ...