You don't have to be a trained arborist to notice that certain trees have unique traits that can help you identify them. Spiky, round seed pods are one giveaway when you're trying to figure out which ...

Besides being a popular UFO-sighting location, Joshua Tree holds a special place in pop culture. U2’s iconic 1987 album “The Joshua Tree” was inspired by the desert landscape, although the band never ...

Q: We are curious to know the identity of a tree we saw in a park, surviving the Southwest climate that has leaves that look like a maple and a round spiky seed pod. Can you tell us?

Gareth Hempson was funded by a grant from the Department of Science and Technology's 'Global Change Grand Challenge' programme. About 30 million years ago, the continent was largely covered by forests ...

Q: I’ve been admiring a couple of tree varieties planted on city property this spring. One is a tree planted in the center median along Academy, between Wyoming and San Mateo. It has dark green ...

Climate change is set to kill off most of our nation’s Joshua trees by the end of the century, according to a recent study. While some Joshua trees will hang on if humans rapidly lower their carbon ...

In early springtime in the Mojave Desert, Joshua trees provide one of the few foods available to many of the wildlife species in this part of the southwestern U.S. Stretching above the surrounding dry ...

Scientists found a silvery animal with a “chirp-like” call in spiky plants of Madagascar and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative forest in Andasibe. Photo from Sandy ...

The authorities say they hope the fine will deter people from harming the trees, which are protected under the California Endangered Species Act. By Alyssa Lukpat A California couple who mowed down 36 ...