This Florida State Park Looks Like North Carolina—With Waterfalls, Hiking Trails, and One of the World's Rarest Trees

Known as the "Mountains of Florida" thanks to its ravines and hills, Torreya State Park in northern Florida is a popular ...

Gardener shares adorable photo of tiny guest hiding in plants: 'Too cute'

One way to encourage a host of critters to your yard is to try rewilding or introducing a native lawn by planting crops like clover or buffalo grass. These are low-maintenance options that reduce your ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

‘Strong’-armed creature with yellow fingertips found on peak. It’s a new species

Scientists found a “strong”-armed creature with yellow fingertips on a mountain in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Guohua Yu via Wu, Pan, Chen, Ye, Yu and Zou (2025) On a ...
Palm Beach Post

Florida homeowners in dispute over cutting down shared tree. Can HOA break the tie?

A tree that straddles two properties is considered a "boundary tree" and is jointly owned by both homeowners. Question: Two homes in our HOA share a large tree located between the two homes, and over ...
Nature

A sit in the sauna can save endangered frogs

This article is part of an occasional series in which Nature profiles scientists with unusual career histories or outside interests. On warm, muggy evenings, conservation biologist Anthony Waddle and ...
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white's tree frog, also known as australian green tree frog

Learn all about the White's Tree Frog (also known as the Australian Green Tree Frog) from The Reptile Zoo! These friendly amphibians need moist air and love to eat insects! Nepal PM resigns, country ...
The Florida Times-Union

Are you liable if a tree falls on your neighbor’s property? Here’s what Florida law says

Florida's "no-fault" tree law means homeowners are generally not liable for tree damage caused by natural events like storms, unless negligence is proven. The failed "Fallen Tree Act" sought to shift ...
WESH

Man dead after falling tree crushes car as he was driving on Central Florida road

IT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’RE SEEING TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. TONY IN SUMTER COUNTY, A MAN DRIVING DOWN A ROAD WAS KILLED WHEN A TREE FELL ON HIS CAR. IT HAPPENED IN WILDWOOD, NEAR PARTS OF THE VILLAGES AND ...
Mongabay

Deforestation in the Philippines may have caused infertile hybrids of endemic frogs, study finds

The truncate-toed chorus frog is a widely distributed species in the Philippines archipelago, with four distinct subspecies. One of them, the Leyte chorus frog, first described around 80 years ago, is ...
Houston Chronicle

If a Tree Falls in Florida, Who Has To Pay Damages?

Earlier this year, Florida’s proposed Fallen Tree Act offered hope to homeowners concerned that fallen branches from their neighbor’s yard could end up damaging their property and drive up their home ...
The Conversation

This rare alpine frog is fighting against a lethal fungus – by breeding faster and faster

Laura Brannelly receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Alex Wendt receives funding from the Ecological Society of Australia Danielle Wallace receives funding from the Ecological ...
phillyvoice.com

With flashlights and buckets, volunteers 'listen for the hops' to save frogs and toads in Roxborough

On a chilly spring evening, Jennifer Hsu and other volunteers walked with flashlights and buckets along Port Royal Avenue to help transport some unsung residents: the toads and frogs that live along ...