If you’ve noticed unusual bumps that look like tiny “horns” or brown spots on the leaves of your oak tree this winter, you’re ...

As the saying goes, "When life gives you lemons, turn that tartness into little translucent balls in which to grow your young." At least, that's how the saying goes for a tiny insect called a cynipid ...

I am an enthusiast of local museums, and this is one of the best. I am looking at a West Gallery tune book. It is a handwritten manuscript of hymns and psalms, probably dating back to 1830. However, I ...

I took this beautiful photo on Christmas Day as I was walking by the river Suir in Thurles, close to my home. Is the head not as white because swans duck their heads under water for food and our ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...

The white oak (Quercus alba) is a perennial tree of the Fagaceae family that best grows on rich, heavy, upland soil at a relatively slow growth rate of 12” to 24” every year. It is a medium to tall ...

The cicada killer versus the murder hornet. It sounds like the title of a new Marvel superhero movie. It’s actually a public service announcement, brought to you by bug experts at the University of ...

The Abbey Library of St Gallen is a Baroque hall of globes, manuscripts and curiosities that has survived, improbably, for 1,300 years. The church bells were silent and much of the city was still ...

Our top pick for best moisturizer for vaginal dryness is the fragrance-free, long-lasting moisturizer gel by Ah! Yes. What sets it apart from the rest is that it’s both pH neutral and has the right ...

IN “The Origin of Species,” p. 242, fourth edition, Mr. Darwin says, “If we look at the sting of the bee as having originally existed in a remote progenitor as a boring and serrated instrument, like ...