Deep in the swamps of the American Southeast stands a quiet giant: the bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). These majestic ...

Rainbow swamps occur all over the American South. This one is in Alabama. Photo: Shutterstock The keystone flora in these wetlands is the cypress tree, a plant that is spectacularly well-adapted ...

Surrounding me, five alligators prowled the murky swamp waters, their tails slicing through with a vigor, their cold gaze fixated on me as they inched ever closer. The tension was palpable, punctuated ...

A new study of bald cypress trees reveals how ancient climate shifts, starting around 500 A.D., drastically shortened tree lifespans.

The state’s restoration project seeks to recharge swamps that can no longer support much life and boost the health of bald cypress trees. The Nature Conservancy, which is partnering with the ...

In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers against hurricanes and extreme weather. Spanning a million acres, these nearly ...

The devastated health of the cypress-tupelo forest is best seen from the swamp’s interior. In a healthy swamp forest, the canopy would be closed, with the leaves of the trees blocking sunlight ...

Area paddlers can disappear into a mystical, magical swamp that's close to home. That is, when conditions are right.

The Conservation Fund's purchase halted a widely opposed titanium mining proposal near the largest blackwater swamp in North ...

In the swamp behind the lighthouse, the volunteers dug basketball-sized holes in the mud for the cypress saplings. Jared Lyons, a portfolio manager at Entergy, said he's done other tree-planting ...

The cypress trees burned down to the waterline, leaving only their submerged stumps behind. At the time of the invasion, the land around Panyou was mostly swamp, forested with cypress trees.

Around me, five alligators cruised through the brackish swamp water, thrashing their tails with their reptilian eyes locked ...