There’s something innately heart-soaring about walking among flowers and greenery after winter’s stretch of bareness. It’s ...

Plus, readers ask about goldfinches nesting and eating, starlings making holes in lawns and swans appearing in local waters.

In Philadelphia's parks, plants are starting to bud, replacing their depressing winter appearances with colorful hues that spark activity outdoors, including a few springtime staples.

Be a Hero to Bees and Pollinators Bees are a big deal. These unsung heroes of the planet work hard to keep our food supply functioning. And 85 percent of flowering plants and trees rely on ...

The first blossoms of the season popped open last week in Tokyo. At the Yasukuni Shrine, a lone Somei Yoshino tree revealed ...

Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, ...

Ilia Malinin walked toward the ice for his free skate at the world championships with the swagger of a conquering hero.

Even plants can't escape this fusion of Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics — and we're thankful for it. So here are the ...

As far back as the 14th century, the lush backyard of the contemporary Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was called Tsubakiyama, or ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...