Two glass artists are building a 36-foot tall glass Christmas Tree on the grounds of the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay again this year. Artist Rob Elliott says he and fellow artists Jason Mack ...

Slippery salamanders glide mysteriously through the canopies of the world’s tallest trees. Now, scientists say they understand how the small skydivers are able to maneuver seamlessly across California ...

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Simon Milne with the fallen Himalayan cedar in The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The man in charge of the tallest tree in Edinburgh ... plant collections in the world. It was closed on Friday ...

Developer Kingdom Holding Company announced that the project, which will be the world's tallest building when completed, had restarted at a ceremony last week. "Construction of the Jeddah Tower ...

Jan. 27 (UPI) --An environmental group in Mississippi might have broken a Guinness World Record with a cayenne pepper plant that grew to be nearly 16.5 feet tall. Henry Pope, the lead grower and ...

The man in charge of the tallest tree in Edinburgh said he is "devastated" it has ... The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is home to one of the largest and richest plant collections in the world. It ...