The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this ...

Most living things don’t cope well with having millions of volts put through them, but one tropical tree species appears to benefit from being struck by lightning.

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree ...

Researchers in Tanzania have unveiled a previously unknown species of gigantic tree, Tessmannia princeps, towering over the ...

And on all sides, the air is alive with the songs of desert birds. The deserts of the Southwest provide excellent birding.