The bonus of a four-season yard is that the trees and shrubs, in particular, provide food and shelter for the birds, ...

Putting out bird feeders? Don't forget to let at least part of your yard get a little wild, too, says Earth Matters columnist.

A lack of tree cover in low-income areas has left many residents especially vulnerable to rising heat. It’s a legacy of the ...

A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed ...

On Thursday, Oct. 30, members of Ojai Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11461 and their families toured the SpaceX manufacturing, development and mission control facility in Hawthorne, where the ...

Missouri’s state symbols showcase the items, plants, animals and places that form the unique culture the Show-Me State is known for. State symbols are meant to be educational, especially for school ...

I have always admired those horticulturists that are like walking encyclopedias. You can ask them almost anything and they will answer immediately. Unfortunately, I am not one of them. My brain has a ...

Reflecting on the recent cold days, I decided to write about a cold-hardy shrub that also grows well in Hawaii. Indian hawthorn is an evergreen shrub that is adaptable to a variety of locations here.