Torrey pines only grow on Santa Rosa Island and a tiny sliver of San Diego.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE: The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) is a rare, critically endangered species of pine tree, growing only in a few coastal areas ...

In 1837, New Zealand introduced Australian brushtail possums in the hope of building a profitable fur industry. The animals ...

Trees are believed to have originated hundreds of millions of years ago. Ever since, evidence of these ancient plant sentinels has been in short supply. Now, a new discovery of uniquely 3D tree ...

To save an endangered tree, put it up for sale. And whatever you do, don’t tell anyone where it is. That’s how an Australian consortium is protecting the Wollemi pine tree, a rare species that dates ...

In the fossil record, trees typically are preserved with only their trunks. They don't usually include any leaves to show what their canopies and overall forms may have looked like. But now, ...

What is the origin of genetic diversity in plants? Can new mutations acquired during growth be passed on to seeds? INRAE scientists, in collaboration with CIRAD and the CNRS, have used the French ...

There are late bloomers, and then there’s talipot palms. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a crop of imported palms is flowering for the first and only time after being planted by renowned Brazilian ...

Some of the best places in Washington don’t cost a thing, and this one proves it. Tucked along the shores of a big lake, ...