One of the simplest examples of how plants adapt to ensure that their species survives is found in pine cones. Evergreen trees that produce cones are called conifers. There are more than 600 species ...

Even with the cool temperatures at this summer's start and an early June with less rain than usual, we are still seeing abundant changes outdoors. We need not even leave our yards to see the growth ...

MY YARD IS FULL of eastern white pine trees, and every three years or so, it is full of pine cones. This is one of those years. Pine cones have fallen all over the yard, the sidewalk, the driveway.

Spring is here — and it’s pollen season again. For a while we’ve been cleaning off the familiar yellow film blanketing our cars, decks and driveways, and we’ve been watching the pollen scum floating ...

Pine pollen has overtaken California's Lake Tahoe Basin for more than two weeks, turning the lake a mustard yellow and dusting homes, driveways and cars. Trees emit clouds of pollen every year in late ...