The two-lined hooktip moth lays its eggs in even rows on twigs and leaves of birch and alder trees. When the eggs hatch, almost inscrutably small larvae emerge, some as short as half a millimeter. But ...

Leaves are the food factories of the tree. Powered by sunlight, the green substance in leaves, called chlorophyll, uses carbon dioxide and water to produce life-sustaining carbohydrates through ...

The thrill of correctly identifying trees can be enhanced by properly collecting leaves to make a tree leaf collection and then mounting them in an exhibit. Some properly prepared collections have ...

We all know carrying a four-leaf clover will bring you good fortune, but the history of this lucky symbol may surprise you If you’re curious to know details about four-leaf clovers and their ...

That's where an experimental new spectral sensor comes in, as it's mounted directly on the underside of individual plants' leaves. Developed by Ko-ichiro Miyamoto, Kaori Kohzuma and colleagues at ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The trees have a job: to blush their leaves orange or red and then drop them to the lawns and pavements below. If you are one of the many millions of ...

Burning bay leaves is a traditional practice that some believe offers health benefits. But there’s little evidence to support these claims. Plus, doctors do not recommend burning and inhaling ...