The Iban community in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, says it believes large strangler fig trees are inhabited by dangerous spirits, leading community members to protect these trees from harm ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need to crawl inside and die in order for the fruit to grow. But are there ...

Cut these vigorous growers back to keep them in check. Fig trees (Ficus carica) are shrubs or small trees that thrive in warm climates, tolerating droughts and heat. They are grown for their abundance ...

A newly published study reveals that moist tropical forests in Australia are now a net carbon emitter, making this the first documented case of tropical forest woody biomass making the flip from sink ...

WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WKBW) — For years, people living in a quiet West Seneca neighborhood say power outages were a regular part of life, often triggered by dead trees and falling branches tangled in ...

A 32-year-old woman was found dead inside a freezer at a Dollar Tree in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner has not yet determined the official cause and manner of ...

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — One person has died following an early morning crash in Sumter County. Lance Corporal Brittany Glover with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened Saturday ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)– Cutting down trees, trimming it, and wrapping it together may seem like a chore, but for Ronnie Edens, it’s a passion that all started with his father Ronald Edens. “My daddy ...

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Seminole County on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. According to FHP, around 9:50 a.m., a 2009 Cadillac CTS was traveling northbound on Markham ...