Like a Tree, Unbowed
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The Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai has been clubbed in the head by riot police officers. She has been denounced as a subversive.
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A moment of pure glee, which happens before everything changes.
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Faced with the growing tide of imported Christmas trees, Mexico has set a goal of growing its own. It's not so much a nationalistic stance as a tacit acknowledgment that the Christmas tree, once alien to Mexican tradition, is here to stay.
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By Tim Johnson  It might have been the primeval forest noises. Or perhaps it was the tree-climbing kangaroos. It also could have been the cassowary, a flightless bird as tall as a grown man.
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We've all seen the amusing spectacle of a cat that boldly runs up a tree and then, suddenly unsure of how to get back down, gets stuck up there with a slightly embarrassed look on its face.
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What's better than a high-quality stock? One with the wind at its back!
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By Carla McClain, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 18--For eons, humans have been fascinated and mystified by the cord that ties a mother to her unborn baby.
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Question We noticed yesterday that one of the branches on our new little redbud tree had somehow been broken off by strong winds that blew around here this weekend.
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By Mike Keller, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 5--There's something alluring about the supertrees soon to find their way to the Coast's urban forest.
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Nevermind the hangover. These tipples are apt to leave you with a wider waistline.
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The story of a special Christmas treeâ¦ and wishes for a happy holiday season.
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He has paid homage to nature by donning a wreath of leaves and greeting trees. He champions the world's poor and warns against relying too much on technology. Janez Drnovsek comes across as a New Age guru. He is also president of the Republic of Slovenia, a piece of the former Yugoslavia.
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Religion isnât easy, but itâs rarely looked tougher than it does in this intimate and disturbing film.
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The photo on the front page (Feb. 13) is Pulitzer quality. I suggest you nominate Mike Terry for that award. The photo has urgency, drama, composition and is alive with tense action. It is one of the best photos you have published.
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The ancestors of humans began walking upright while they were still living in trees, a theory suggests.
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A submersible robot can harvest timber from long-forgotten underwater forests. Clear-cutting never looked so green. By Michael Behar from Wired magazine.
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Feel like a fish out of water? You may not be too far off.