Groundhog saw his shadow, sort of. The up-and-down, freeze-thaw conditions that are so stressful for plants in the maritime ...

When spring arrives, the fungus enters its final stage: A grasslike fruiting body sprouts from the preserved caterpillar’s head and pushes up through the soil. While many traditional Chinese ...

In a world where parents prefer unique baby names with meaningful origins, there’s no better source of inspiration than the land of the free and home of the brave.

It’s derived from the Old English word rysc, referring to the grasslike plant that grows in a marsh. In this case, it’s a nod to Mount Rushmore — a massive granite sculpture located in the ...