Reengineered metasequoia wood generates electricity from water flow while cooling buildings through evaporation, offering a dual-function material tested successfully in real-world cabin trials.

Apples and persimmons are two of the most popular fruit trees for personal gardens, but they have quite different needs, especially in terms of cold weather.

Apple detective Dave Benscoter and Keokee Books have developed a wiki to help landowners identify the apple varieties their trees grow.

These fruit trees benefit from being planted in the fall because it allows them to establish a good root system before extreme cold sets in.