The ancient monkey puzzle tree has distinctive spiny leaves and intricate scaly branches. Its unusual features, scientists believe, evolved as a defense against towering, long-necked dinosaurs.

For some 4,000 years, the Mapuche people of the Andes have revered and depended on the monkey puzzle tree. Its global wanderings, and arrival in BC, start with Captain George Vancouver. Photo via ...

The new docuseries “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World” explores one of the wildest places on Earth. The six-part series is available on CNNgo. You can also access CNNgo via our CNN app. The ...

This Gardening News column is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. Last month I wrote about ...