Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That’s what happened, though, when a graduate student at Rice University took a targeted look at some oak trees around campus. Dr.

Hundreds of species of small wasps called gall wasps live in the forests of North America. Hundreds more species of them are spread worldwide. In Southeast Missouri oak trees are a favorite host plant ...

Residents of Leon and Wakulla counties may be noticing dead or dying laurel oaks in yards or along the roads. If you look at these trees carefully, you will see round, wooden balls on the twigs and ...

The gall wasp group (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) represents an exceptional model for understanding ecological interactions, evolutionary innovation and the dynamic interplay between insects and their host ...

Eucalyptus gall wasps, particularly the invasive Leptocybe invasa, present a serious threat to forestry and ecosystem health worldwide. These wasps induce the formation of specialised galls on ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

We all know forests harbor diverse ecosystems... As such, even in densely populated areas, trees of all shapes and sizes thrive. I only live about ten minutes outside of the city, and I have towering ...

In northern New England, acorns ripen in late summer and normally drop from oak trees from September through October. They may fall earlier, however, for a host of reasons, from eager squirrels ...