The Congo Basin, the world’s largest tropical rainforest after the Amazon, is under mounting pressure. The Congo’s vast green ...

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Trees lost many surface roots in drought but grew more deep roots that reached wetter soil. Fungal partners helped roots take up water.

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Upcoming Bonita Springs fruit sale offers easy-to-grow exotica, including the delicious, nutritious jujube - a subtropical alternative to apples ...

When installing any type of cover, make sure it completely covers the plant and goes all the way to the ground. Secure the ...

As tropical forests experience chronic drying and more extreme droughts due to climate change, some plants are adapting by ...

Overwintering perennials lets you replant them in the spring. Some plants are easy, while others require more work than ...

By Louise Rasmussen PARIS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Law enforcement agencies from 134 countries seized a record number of illegally traded live animals between September and October, underlining a growing ...