Last year, I wrote a story about the importance and power of small acts of kindness during the holiday season in the San Antonio Express-News. Those reflections feel even more urgent today. I now feel ...

One of a plant lover’s greatest pleasures is discovering a species that thrives in a place where it has no business growing, at least according to accepted wisdom regarding that species’ growth ...

Ecologist Suzanne Simard says trees are "social creatures" that communicate with each other in remarkable ways — including warning each other of... Trees Talk To Each Other. 'Mother Tree' Ecologist ...