The sandbox tree does not look dangerous at first glance, but it has earned a frightening reputation for a reason. Native to ...

The ‘dynamite’ tree (Hura crepitans) is one of the largest trees of tropical America. Growing in open areas, they stay relatively short, but in the forest, they rise to 60 metres (200 feet) in height.

Dead Man’s Island is linked to a deadly railway explosion. But how many died, and where they are buried, remains a mystery. Amanda Follett Hosgood is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives on ...

Subterranean forests are not a figment of a science-fiction writer’s imagination, but actually exist. The Hayward Gallery’s ‘Among the Trees’ exhibition in 2020 included a remarkable photograph by ...