El Adelantado de Segovia

Neither a common bee nor a simple misidentification—this is the insect that stunned the scientist in the middle of the orchard

Sometimes, an insect that seems to be a common one can hide an extraordinary story. This was what happened when a scientist observed a bee in a research ...
Cincinnati

Saving the American Chestnut Tree

An invasive fungus has killed billions of American chestnut trees since the early 1900s. Forestry experts in southeastern Ohio may have found a solution. His branches ruffle in the light breeze under ...
Digital Journal

Pest On The Rampage – Leaf Miner Attacks Horse-Chestnut Foliage

FRANKFURT (dpa) ­- The horse chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella, a moth of unknown origin, is tiny, silent and inconspicuous and yet it leaves a trail of destruction in its wake. The moths ...
Science Friday

Into the Woods, From Chestnut Genetics To Tiny Forests

Genetic research could speed the restoration of the American chestnut tree. Plus, "rewilding" small spaces with fast-growing ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

UNH’s chestnut trees may not repopulate forests. But they’re still helping the effort.

At the Kingman Research Farm just outside of the University of New Hampshire campus, there’s an orchard of chestnut trees, growing under the watchful eyes of researchers. The American chestnut was a ...