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 ...

The Sahara is often thought of as the driest desert in the world, but there is in fact a desert that is even older and more ...

The tallest tree in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has been felled by Storm Éowyn - a 95ft (29m) high deodar cedar which was planted 166 years ago. The head of the organisation said ...

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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 ...

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 ...

A public appeal for cash to help restore some of Scotland's botanical treasures following Storm Éowyn has exceeded £55,000 a week after it was launched ...

If the legend is true, it would make the Thimmamma Marrimanu over 550 years old, one of the oldest trees in the world. Locals in in Kadiri and nearby villages view the Thimmamma Marrimanu as a ...

Did a Mississippi man grow the world's tallest pepper plant? Henry Pope, the lead grower and plant geneticist for Mississippi Foundation for Renewable Energy, worked to cross-pollinate specific ...