Grassy box gum woodlands once covered millions of square kilometres in southeastern Australia, but today less than 5% remains. The loss of large old trees has been a crisis for the many species of ...

When we make roads, houses or farmland, we often find large old trees in the way. Our response is often to lop off offending branches or even cut the tree down. This is a bad idea. The more we learn ...

If you enjoy gardening, there's a good chance you have old pots lying around. Sure, you could easily fill them with new plants. But why not bring life to your garden in a different way? With a bit of ...

Piles of logs stacked against the wall of a shed - Anthony Boulton/Getty Images Sometimes, it's hard to say goodbye to the older trees in your yard. You spend decades watching them grow and enjoying ...

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, hummingbirds hover at flowers, penguins slice through cold seas, and eagles ...

If you want to attract birds and butterflies without a lot of extra effort, consider growing an adaptable deciduous tree. Green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis) is a lovely native option for a wildlife ...

Birds are the only dinosaur lineage that survived until today. About 66 million years ago at the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary, a mass extinction event destroyed all non-avian dinosaurs, ...