Boxwood is a popular choice for many gardens—elegant, evergreen, and easy to shape. Unfortunately, its biggest enemy in ...

The spruce budworm is a native forest insect causing concern across Minnesota’s coniferous forests since at least 1954.

It's eating its way through balsam fir and spruce in what's now the worst outbreak in decades.

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In Australia's Illawarra region, a ghostbusting-style night tour reveals ghost fungi, sea sparkles and tiny creatures ...

Some species, like Spirobranchus giganteus (the Christmas tree worm), create colorful spiral tubes that embed in coral reefs, becoming permanent fixtures in these ecosystems. The calcareous nature of ...

And I spend a day on a zip line in Kaikoura, soaring over the tree canopy, enjoying the magnificent view of the Pacific. Nature here is truly a wonder.

Zoë Schiffer: Let's dive right in because we had some reporting on WIRED this week about Christmas specifically ... toys for kids to put under the tree. All of those things start happening ...

“If you miss this sales cycle, you have to wait the entire year. Nobody wants a Christmas tree after Christmas,” says Michael Shaughnessy, senior vice president of supply chains at Balsam ...

Scared of sushi? The Anisakis worm is a parasite that can cause nasty infections in humans who enjoy eating raw fish. It is 2 cm long and is sometimes coughed up after ingesting it in raw or ...

Evan Lee, better known as EvanTube, still had his baby teeth when he became an influencer. Now 19, he’s ready to reflect on what that kind of exposure meant. Evan Lee, better known as EvanTube ...

But it has nothing to do with a worm and everything to do with a fungus. Skin can get scaly too as ringworm progresses. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that leaves a stamp on your skin.