A council worker and his son made an “exciting” discovery while enjoying a night walk through a suburban reserve. Keen to ...

No, you don't have to worry about trees in Minnesota exploding in the extreme cold. But it is a real thing... kind of.

Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might ...

Of all the mammals in the world, humans by far have the strangest diets. As omnivores, we have the most variety of any other ...

Michael Cooper, like most people, has many sides. There’s Michael Cooper, adventuring outdoorsman who’s racked up more than 8,000 miles trailblazing in the desert and backcountry, summitted countless ...

Bark scorpions are among the most venomous scorpions found near human homes. This video examines what happens when direct ...

Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

The bark of a single tree can be home to trillions of bacteria, and these microbes may have an important but neglected role in controlling greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The total surface ...

Trees are known for capturing carbon dioxide as they grow. But they also soak up other gases implicated in climate change through microbes in their bark. The tree bark microbes feast on hydrogen, ...

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that help scrub the air of greenhouse and toxic gases. The study, titled "Bark ...

A new study carried out in Australia finds that the bark of common tree species holds diverse microbial communities, with trillions of microbes living on every tree. The research determined that many ...

When we think of bark on a tree, we tend to compare it to the skin of a human. The primary function of both bark and skin is to protect the material within and beneath it. In Grade 7, we learned that ...