Late October in the Northland is a remarkable time. The leaf drop earlier in the month has changed the landscape. And, for the next seven months, we will be viewing the trees without their green ...

October. The world is suddenly cool and colorful. And alive with birds from the north passing through, insects galore and bursts of new wildflower blooms. I stole away one morning last week to walk a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It is that time of year. Pollen is in the air, and insects are still flying around. Across East Tennessee, communities are spotting tiny white "fuzzies" floating through the air.

The temperatures of the last several months have consistently been around normal. Meanwhile, nearly all have been quite a bit above normal in precipitation. The result was wet and warm and plant life ...

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A little over a month ago, I was looking around making notes about the needs of the gardens at Minnetrista, and I noticed what looked like little bits of cotton spread out on the ground below an oak ...

Plants, algae, and bacteria have a clear advantage over the animal kingdom when it comes to their powers of photosynthesis. A certain species of sea slug can steal photosynthetic DNA from algae, but ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It is that time of year. Pollen is in the air, and insects are still flying around. Across East Tennessee, communities are spotting tiny white "fuzzies" floating through the air.