Homeowners are transforming their backyards by creating a summer oasis reminiscent of South Florida or the Caribbean.

Researchers deemed the discovery a "remarkable find." The post Fossils reveal English Riviera once volcanic island covered in ...

Palm trees are hardly alien to this hemisphere ... the glamorous Canary Island palm. The fusarium wilt fungus was born in California; it goes after vulnerable palms. It also killed hundreds ...

Their findings reveal that establishing islands of trees within large oil palm monocultures can promote the recovery of native tree diversity through natural regeneration. The results were ...

Their findings reveal that establishing islands of trees within large oil palm monocultures can promote the recovery of native tree diversity through natural regeneration. The results were ...

another looming threat could kill LA’s palm trees. In that area, the South American palm weevil is decimating the Canary Island date palm, the type of palm found along many LA streets.

Many date palm trees came from Asia, Africa and the Canary Islands and are susceptible to the lethal diseases. The diseases are rapid and incurable, causing fronds to turn brown and wither.

A long-running experiment has investigated how ecological restoration promotes biodiversity recovery in oil palm plantations in Sumatra. Their findings reveal that establishing islands of trees ...