Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orchidpoet/ Getty Images Hickory trees are one of the most important hardwood trees in North America. Hickory isn't one single ...

More than two dozen species of oak are native to North Carolina. But with a quick glance and some context clues, Luke Ferreira and Spencer Cain can identify pretty much all of them. Not to mention ...

The lyrics of an old song melodically tell us that “the autumn leaves drift by my window, the autumn leaves of red and gold.” And yes, that is most descriptive for many bygone fall days, but this year ...