John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

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Sean Stephens is a green-haired Canadian software executive who also makes music. He went viral on TikTok and Instagram Reels with his strange 2023 song “Rectangular,” which he sings in NYC’s Times ...

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Your favorite football team was named after Ohio’s state tree, known as the Ohio buckeye tree. Now that fall has arrived, the husks have started falling from trees to reveal a brown one-eyed nut, ...

Find your inner Lorax and enjoy the glory of the forest and the trees in these submissions Partially submerged trees are reflected in the waters of a dam lake. Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries ...

From microbes to four-legged critters, dead trees play an essential role in a forest’s ecosystem. Experts say it's rare that removal is necessary. Letting dead trees, like this bristlecone pine in the ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...