Southeast Asia's tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm plantations. With global demand for palm oil rising, ...

One of the joys of browsing secondhand shops is the possibility of finding old, perhaps restorable or hackable, electronics at low prices. Admittedly, they usually seem to be old flat-screen TVs, ...

Florida's recent freezing temperatures left many palm trees with brown fronds. Here's what you should do and what you shouldn't do right now. Are there some cold-hardy Florida palms? After freezing ...

When Star readers voted Palm Tree Club their best new restaurant of 2025, the results surprised a few, but not Erick Bromberg. Of the 315 votes collected, the majority voted for the downtown ...

Myles Shear, managing partner and founder of Palm Tree Club and Kassidy Angelo, managing director of Gioia Hospitality, at the North Bay Village restaurant. Courtesy of Gioia Hospitality One of the ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

There are late bloomers, and then there’s talipot palms. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a crop of imported palms is flowering for the first and only time after being planted by renowned Brazilian ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco supervisors are considering a change to a Public Works code that currently requires people to plant a tree when working on new construction. Money may not grow on ...

The trees, a Mastic and Purple Trumpet trees, were both listed in the town's Historic and Specimen Tree Program, due to their unique size. Though the trees are still in relatively healthy condition, ...