Pinyon pine is a widely distributed pine that grows in the Intermountain region of western North America. It is a major indicator tree in the pinyon-juniper life zone. P. edulis is a short and ...

Depending on where you live, there are some items that simply aren't recyclable, including varieties of paper, glass and plastic. Check with your city service provider to know specifics, but here ...

The Butternut tree (Juglans cinerea) grows rapidly on well-drained soils of hillsides and streambanks in mixed hardwood forests.

There are 145 National Forests in 41 states in the United States. Discover each of them, state-by-state.

Friends and enemies in the animal world tend to be pretty clear-cut. But as these unlikely pairs show, even Mother Nature doesn't set things in stone.

Someone must have told Flip Spiceland or Larry Sprinkles that with a name like that they ought to be in weather.

50 Hours of Nature Sounds to Bring You Calm and Joy BBC Earth created five 10-hour "visual soundscape" videos after researchers found that nature footage boosts bliss.

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has maps of major world forests. These maps represent current global forest cover.

Discover how a building's embodied carbon encompasses "hidden" emissions and how those can be reduced.

9 Fascinating Facts About Starfish These misnamed stars of the sea can be found in tidal pools and coral reefs, as well as among kelp beds and seagrass.

This guide to building a basic birdhouse is easy as it gets—and rest assured the nesting birds in your backyard are going to love it.