An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where the brain misinterprets what the eyes perceive, creating a false or misleading impression of reality. This occurs because the brain processes visual ...

When you see mushrooms or other fungi growing out of the trunk of a tree, pay attention. It’s a sign that the wood inside the tree is decaying. “It’s something you want to have a professional look at ...

Purdue Landscape Report: By now, the emerald ash borer (EAB) invasion is an old story for landscapes and forests in the Midwest. Since EAB was first found in North America in 2002 more millions of ash ...

ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) — A large tree outside the Abingdon Visitor’s Center will be removed due to decay. The town says the decay in the main trunk of the Green Ash tree was exposed when a 35-foot ...

While admiring large heritage trees in Marin, you may see signs of plants in a death spiral, their canopies standing bare against the sky. It’s easy to point a finger at sudden oak death as a culprit ...

DEAR NEIL: One of my five oak trees is having this problem and I’m wondering what I should do. I hope it’s not a disease that could spread to my other trees. Thanks for any advice you can give me.