A good skill tree does more than hand out upgrades—it quietly teaches a game’s systems, nudges you toward new playstyles, and makes every level feel meaningful. The picks below span action, RPGs, and ...

Ecosia claims to plant trees with every search—but is it really making a difference? We investigate how the search engine works, where the funds go, and whether it delivers on its eco-friendly promise ...

A hundred years ago, Maryland’s first state forester, Fred Besley, issued a challenge to residents: Go out in the woods and find the biggest tree you can. Then collect its measurements and send them ...

FRESNO, Calif. — A lightning-sparked wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest burned Tuesday through a grove of giant sequoias and set some of the ancient towering trees on fire. Wildland ...

The historic tree is alive, but it lost some of the record height that made it the tallest Douglas fir in the world. After days of tremendous firefighting effort, a team of tall-tree climbers finally ...

The city follows New York, San Francisco and others with legal protections against that kind of bias in housing, public accommodations and hiring. Beginning August 1, it’s illegal to discriminate ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The big picture: Java stands as one of the enduring pillars of the software world. The programming language was released by Sun Microsystems on May 23, 1995, and so far has weathered the shifting ...

Many homeowners wonder how to get grass to grow beneath a tree, where it often is bare or patchy. “It’s better for both the grass and the tree if you don’t try,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic ...

Risk of heart failure (HF) has been shown to increase as body mass index (BMI) increases; however, BMI has limitations as an obesity measure. Over median follow-up of 13 years, waist-to-height ratio ...

This Search Engine Uses Its Earnings to Help the Environment. New Dashboard Lets You Track Your Impact Ecosia's climate activities now include supporting solar power facilities and investing in ...