One of the simplest examples of how plants adapt to ensure that their species survives is found in pine cones. Evergreen trees that produce cones are called conifers. There are more than 600 species ...

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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources on Monday asked social media followers if they could identify a 'slithering critter' photographed recently in a pine forest. For some, it took a while to ...

Winter is when an animal's adaptations mean survival. For some animals, adaptations can turn winter into a plentiful bounty. In the animal world, few structures can compare with the adaptability of a ...

As Brian Kittler, chief program officer for the Resilient Forests program at the nonprofit American Forests, told CBS News, ...

People walking through the woods can kick pine cones — unless you make wreaths, what else would you do with them? Especially in a mast year when the evergreens go into reproductive overdrive, their ...

South Bend Tribune: Look up the next time you pass a pine tree in Michiana — chances are it’s loaded with cones. Conditions this season are ripe for an abundance of these woody reproductive organs of ...