This Conservation International handout photo shows a large tree frog, Nyctimystes sp., with enormous eyes that was found next to a clear running mountain river during a Conservation International (CI ...

MINGRENSHAN, China — The rain forest is so dense around farmer Xing Chunlan’s ramshackle house that she thought of the trees as no more than weeds. When she found out she could make money selling ...

STATEN ISLAND, NY – LIVINGSTON — Chinese tree peonies are in lush bloom right now at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, and it’s a performance that should not be missed. The palettes of ...

The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn’t do it. Genetic tests on more than 1,000 Chinese tallow trees from the United States and China show the famed U.S. statesman did not import the tallow ...

March 19 marked the first day of spring, and all around us we see the signs of new life in our landscapes. This time of year, the fringe tree puts on a show of snowy white blooms. There are two ...

In the City of Oaks, a rare Chinese tree is blooming in a homeowner’s yard. The 9-year-old Emmenopterys henryi bloomed for the first time this summer, said homeowner Jeane Andrus. She bought the tree ...

Science taught me something today. Tree frogs might be the best athletes on the planet, pound for pound. Look. I know that sounds stupid. They can't windmill a basketball at 40 years old like LeBron ...