If you see an acorn sprout under an oak tree, you're seeing that tree's grandchild. Here's why half of all higher plants are invisible, and why it works for them.

It turns out that defining what is and isn't a “tree” is way harder than it seems.

Squirrels eat a lot of things that are pretty tricky to find in the winter, like nuts and berries. Luckily for them, they have lots of clever ways to store up food to last them through the cold parts of the year!

Paul Andersen answers the following question: How do organisms grow and develop?

William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations -- from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.

Squirrels eat a lot of things that are pretty tricky to find in the winter, like nuts and berries. Luckily for them, they have lots of clever ways to store up food to last them through the cold parts of the year!

Humans, octopi and pine trees alike are all made up of cells, tiny but sophisticated systems that keep life going. Cells are almost like tiny factories run by robots, with the nucleus, DNA, proteins, lipids, and vitamins and minerals all...

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Howcast - Learn what the Sabbats are from Wiccan High Priestess Phyllis Curott in this Howcast video.

Paul Laurence Dunbar had the courage and skill to write about what few at the time, and even today, wanted to acknowledge. The result is a poem about one of America's most poignant ghosts.

Do you know how many years an oak tree can live for?
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Cultures around the world have venerated trees for thousands of years, often seeing them as gifts from or manifestations of Gods. With their impressive size, longevity, and ability to support life, it’s hard not to see trees as divine....

Pack your bags, today we are travelling with seeds! How do seeds travel, you might ask? In this video, we learn how plants reproduce and create new plants using pollination and dispersal. Seeds travel in many different ways: wind, water,...

Structuralism is a form of literary theory which, inspired by semiotics and the linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure, emerged in France in the 1950s. In this week’s episode of What the Theory?, we take a look at how...

Changing appearance throughout the seasons, the black oak is one of the iconic trees of Yosemite Valley, and its acorn is used for food by both animals and people.

“We walk through [a story] as we walk through a forest.” Join storyteller, poet, and former Park Ranger Jay Leeming for a journey through the wild landscape of stories, to the place where the past and future meet in a moment of delight...

Learn all about ecological pyramids and how to show quantitative data about relationships between species.

Changing appearance throughout the seasons, the black oak is one of the iconic trees of Yosemite Valley, and its acorn is used for food by both animals and people.

Officials say the break happened overnight on Oak Tree Road.

Authorities are asking drivers to avoid the area of the JCC/YMCA at 1775 Oak Tree Road. The road is closed from Ventnor Drive to Farmhaven Drive.

Drivers can expect delays throughout the day in the area of JCC/YMCA at 1775 Oak Tree Road while water main repairs are being made.

Brookfield Asset Management CEO Bruce Flatt says despite major policy and geopolitical changes in the past 12 months, the company's investments remain committed to the three "Ds": decarbonization, digitization and de-globalization. "We...

Oaktree Capital Management Asset Portfolio Manager Danielle Poli says it's a very attractive time for credit. She speaks with Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Markets."