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These tropical plants are moving outdoors in the Northwest. Here’s how to help them thrive. Published: May. 05, 2025, 7:00 a.m. 13. 1 / 13. Bromeliads outdoors in Oregon. By .
Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising ...
Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study ...
So you just bought a tropical houseplant. Before you go full steam ahead, it's important to acclimate it to the new ...
A view of an over 400-year-old tree on Barro Colorodo Island, on November 23, 2015 Rodrigo Arangua / AFP via Getty Images When hunting for the world’s largest tropical trees, watch your step.
Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study ...
"Carbon can be in many places, in the soil, in plants, in the atmosphere, and there's just no other way to track it, but this system does it," says Joe Wright, a staff scientist at the Smithsonian ...
The storm flooded roads, downed trees and stranded residents across the central part of the state. It is headed northeast ...