Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Beneath the forest canopy, or overstory, of towering trees is a second layer of vegetation known as the understory. It is composed of shrubs, saplings, ...

Scientists have known for some time that trees not only have a sex, but can sometimes switch between sexes. But they haven’t always known why. Now, as The Washington Post’s Amy Ellis Nutt reports, a ...

Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy sufferers have been sneezing, we think of sex as being the realm of animals. But plant sex can be quite interesting, especially in species that ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Striped maples are boring-looking understory ...

There’s a new champion in Baltimore. Not a sports team, a tree. Tucked amid a clump of loblolly pines in Druid Hill Park stands Maryland’s largest striped maple. Acer pensylvanicum, as scientists know ...

Sure, it was a crappy, cold March. And the first couple of weeks of April haven’t been much better. But as the weather warms up, it’s time to step outside, strain your neck and gaze aloft. Because ...

South Whitehall Township residents can plant a tree or shrub from an approved list in a township park to as a memorial to a loved one, according to the South Whitehall Township website. A list of ...

Striped maple tree leaves and flowers. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ...