Increased blueberry growth In addition, the thinner forest areas prove beneficial to bees, as the light stimulates the growth of flowering plants.

The question of whether we are alone in the universe has fascinated humanity for centuries. Despite decades of searching, we’ve yet to receive a definitive signal from extraterrestrial life. One ...

Medicinal Plants and Their Healing Powers Beyond food, the Appalachian forest is a treasure trove of medicinal plants that have soothed and healed for centuries.

They are visible from the highway and appear to be smothering bushes and trees. But experts say wild cucumbers aren't as bad as they look.

Wild Hearts vines are one of the first obstacles you’ll find in the monster-hunting game, so you’re going to want to know how to get rid of them ...

THE WILD VINE: A FORGOTTEN GRAPE AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN WINE By Todd Kliman Clarkson Potter, $25, 280 pages Since ancient man produced the first crude wine in sunken tanks dug into the ...

University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the animals using plants for first aid, both on themselves and occasionally on ...

While many wild vines have been used in local landscapes, not all are good choices for landscape use. Smilax would be one of those that I would consider unsuitable. Although it has very attractive ...

Harvesting wild foods in forest preserves is a crime, officials warn: ‘What draws our attention is when we see people carrying bags full’ ...

GLADSTONE, MICH. -- Wild blueberries await like delicious little summertime jewels hidden in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — you just have to know where to look for them.

One species that hate wild grapes, or rather, wild grape vines, is the Homo sapiens suburbani — the suburban land owner. The vines grow tall and thick, up to the crowns of trees.

Dear Carol: I have some wild grape vines growing, but only one of them has fruit. There are others around the property and they look like grape vines but no fruit.