While the benefits of growing your own fruit are numerous – including superior flavor, better nutrition, and complete control ...

Last week felt like I should have been working in the garden, flying a kite, or wade fishing for crappie. Other than the two ...

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.

However, we do not need to dig and store canna rhizomes over the winter down here, so this is needless work. Up North, ...

When I spotted a scale insect on a leaf of my Thai lime tree recently, I sighed. It’s only December; sometimes they show up ...

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus already spreading rapidly through U.S. hospitals is becoming even more threatening worldwide, though there may be hope for new treatments, according to a new scientific ...

Nature gives rise to fascinating adaptations, which can sometimes lead to organisms living in some strange situations. The relationship between bark beetles, spruce trees, and a type of fungus is a ...

A deadly, treatment-resistant fungus that acts similarly to cancer is rapidly spreading across hospitals throughout the country as officials struggle to contain it. Candida Auris, a type of yeast that ...

Because powdery mildew does not significantly affect the health of most plants, treatment is seldom necessary or practical in the home garden. Many gardeners learn to live with the appearance of ...

Livie Smart was diagnosed with leukemia at 14 and received a lifesaving bone marrow transplant. Livie serves as patient champion at the Festival of Trees, encouraging people to become bone marrow ...

Over-the-counter antifungal creams are effective first-line treatments for ringworm and should be used for at least two to four weeks. Antifungal sprays provide no-touch application and even coverage, ...

Box Tree Care, a leading tree service provider serving the Greater Austin area, has announced the implementation of enhanced treatment protocols for oak wilt disease, addressing the ongoing threat to ...