In the boreal forests of northern Minnesota, the trees wear beards

With wispy tufts that drape trees like haunted-house cobwebs, old man’s beard lichen can be an unexpected sight in northern ...
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Tree-killing beetle spotted on Long Island, researchers say it can spread like a fire

The aggressive Redbay Ambrosia beetle is no bigger than Abraham Lincoln’s nose on a penny, but over the last two decades, the invasive insect has managed to kill more than 500 million trees in North ...