The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a tree makes in a few thick branches versus many thin ones. Trees have evolved ...

With none of the crowds but much of the mystique of Jordan's magnificent Petra facades, Hegra in Saudi Arabia is the place ...

Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.

First, the park entrance fee is $35 per vehicle, which is good for seven days. If you’re planning to visit multiple national ...

John White depicted finding a tree carved with ‘Croatoan’. Picture: Stock Montage/Getty Images White subsequently returned to England on what was supposed to be a quick supply run but was ...

While some people consider Valentine’s Day a cheesy holiday, I like to think of it as an opportunity to tell the people in your life just how much you love and appreciate them. You can do it ...

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida congresswoman has introduced legislation to add a carving of Donald Trump to the ranks of presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on Mount ...

Skin peeling on your face is a normal response to damage and loss of your epidermis (the upper layer of skin). Causes can involve external factors like sunburn or chemicals. It can also happen due to ...

no bigger than Lincoln’s head on the face of a penny, staring out from the notch cut into a centuries-old tree trunk. “It’s not the great pyramids of Egypt,” says the foreman, but clearing ...

The carved faces by the elevators of City Hall are called "grotesques," and they're a charming and idiosyncratic collection of faces. (James Lileks/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...