The cells that make up the walls of the finest of all lymphatic vessels have a lobate, oak leaf-like shape that makes them particularly resilient to changes in fluid volume. A similar cell shape also ...

While walking around our property this week, I came across two interesting things going on with our pin oak trees. The first thing that caught my eye was what looked like a white grape growing from an ...

A new study published in Forest Ecosystems has found that two evergreen oak species in the Himalayan-Hengduan Mountains region adapt to their environments in very different ways by changing how their ...

Many coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees are showing unusual browning in their canopies in the last month or two. If you look carefully, you may see small, crescent-shaped galls forming on the ...

Different plants exhibit leaves with very diverse shapes, and scientists studying a carnivorous plant called Utricularia gibba (bladderwort) have learned how nature creates all the various leaf forms ...

While, to many, fall is as good a season as any other, it can be the worst for those who are prone to oak leaf itch mites. These are commonly known to feed on larvae of an oak gall midge (fly) that ...