From sticky “flypaper” to lightning-fast suction, carnivorous plants have evolved various ingenious traps for finding the ...

A tree stump can be removed by digging, chemical products, grinding, or letting it decay naturally. Learn more about ...

Bark beetles moving between trees routinely carry two fungi that are responsible for the Dutch elm tree disease outbreak.

A beloved 250-year-old tree in Kansas City is set to be removed after succumbing to root fungus, marking the end of an era ...

The vaccines subsector received a big fillip from Covid, but its potential extends far beyond combating pandemics. Dr Mike ...

“I can’t help but notice we are in a Whole Foods,” I tell a Whole Foods employee who—perhaps having noticed me walking around ...

From avian flu to diseases that kill off oysters and invasive pests decimating trees, Canada’s food safety agency is facing an ever-increasing list of challenges to its job performance that are ...

A new study from the University of Minnesota found that several species of parasitic fungi were effective at killing emerald ash borer beetles, one of the most devastating forest pests ...

Spruce bark beetles don’t just tolerate their host tree’s chemical defenses—they actively reshape them into stronger ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Vast swaths of the ponderosa pine forests that blanket Colorado’s Front Range mountains could turn rust-colored and die over the next five years as pine ...

An invasive pest that kills oak trees continues to spread through the Willamette Valley between Portland and Salem. Oregon officials completed a two-year study this summer that found the Mediterranean ...