Megan Offner finds creative and comforting ways to salvage doomed trees. By Jane Margolies This article is part of our Design special section about buildings, objects and techniques that are fighting ...

When Ben Zulauf started looking for a social studies curriculum just over two years ago, he wasn’t quite sure where to begin. Zulauf, the director of literacy and social studies in the Cicero School ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is working to reshape the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for social studies. Chief among the proposed changes — making Texas ...

The Amazon's biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian Amazon, large trees are currently prioritized for harvest. When you purchase ...

A rewrite of Texas’ social studies curriculum is underway, with lawmakers, teachers and history enthusiasts at odds over exactly how to present the history of Texas and the United States to the ...

Explore innovative Christmas tree alternatives that will make your holiday season unforgettable. From minimalist designs to unique materials, discover how to decorate your home in style without the ...

The Iowa State Board of Education is considering changes to the social studies curriculum after a new law required a review of curriculum and education standards. The proposed changes include teaching ...

The elected 15-member board, where Republicans hold a majority, discussed key topics that would fall under a new framework approved in September. Members heard from teachers, parents and students ...

Weather patterns like heat waves or dry spells can sometimes stall over one region. A new University of Arizona study found clues about why. The researchers analyzed tree rings from centuries-old ...

Most people are familiar with the notion that "tree rings" — the concentric bands visible on a cross-section of a tree's trunk — serve as an indicator of a tree's age. Researchers at the University of ...

People plant trees as a part of the DCR's Urban and Community Forestry Program in 2022. This story was originally produced by WBUR. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the New England News ...

Trees are home to all sorts of critters: birds, squirrels, frogs and more than a trillion teeny tiny microbes living in roots, bark and leaves. These fungi, bacteria and microorganisms play an ...