Hardy trees and shrubs are naturally well armored against winter weather, but they have fewer defenses against animals.

That's one hungry old tree. A London Plane tree that sits on the grounds of a university in Ireland appears to be eagerly eating a cast iron bench. The tree, which is of a variety widely planted in ...

“This is an important contribution and one that’s timely,” says Patrick Megonigal, a biogeochemist with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center who is not affiliated with the study. Megonigal ...

They're nature's "literal" party poopers, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. And this spring, the spongy moth has reared its hungry caterpillar head, chomping through the ...