MINGRENSHAN, China — The rain forest is so dense around farmer Xing Chunlan’s ramshackle house that she thought of the trees as no more than weeds. When she found out she could make money selling ...

This Conservation International handout photo shows a large tree frog, Nyctimystes sp., with enormous eyes that was found next to a clear running mountain river during a Conservation International (CI ...

Every April, the Chinese fringe trees in Huzi village burst into full bloom, their branches laden with white flowers that ...

March 19 marked the first day of spring, and all around us we see the signs of new life in our landscapes. This time of year, the fringe tree puts on a show of snowy white blooms. There are two ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat and few patients survive past five years. But researchers are finding new hope in an ancient remedy. Michael Gilkerson doesn’t miss a ...

The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn’t do it. Genetic tests on more than 1,000 Chinese tallow trees from the United States and China show the famed U.S. statesman did not import the tallow ...

In the City of Oaks, a rare Chinese tree is blooming in a homeowner’s yard. The 9-year-old Emmenopterys henryi bloomed for the first time this summer, said homeowner Jeane Andrus. She bought the tree ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tallest tree in asia pictured from above surrounded by forest A cypress tree in China is the tallest tree ever discovered in ...

What: Chionanthus retusus, the Chinese fringe tree, is a reliable and easy to grow small tree that is covered with clusters of fringed white flowers in early summer. It has a lovely rounded habit, and ...

Science taught me something today. Tree frogs might be the best athletes on the planet, pound for pound. Look. I know that sounds stupid. They can't windmill a basketball at 40 years old like LeBron ...