A lawsuit against the city over the removal of palm trees in Ocean Beach has been dismissed. Obecians John and Tracy Van de Walker, the couple behind the lawsuit, filed paperwork last weekend to drop ...

Every tree species has its story. Unraveling all 73,000 of them is a significant undertaking for science, in no small part because a considerable proportion of tree biodiversity is tropical, rare, ...

"I am sorry, I wish that I could give you something . . . but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry" — "The Giving Tree," by Shel Silverstein In the middle of a legal fight with the ...

SAN DIEGO — A 60-year-old motorcyclist died after crashing into a palm tree and light pole in Ocean Beach Sunday afternoon, San Diego police officials said. The motorcyclist was driving southbound on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A legendary “walking” tree has captivated rainforest ...