Smithsonian Magazine

Tall Trees Were Thought to Be More Vulnerable to Drought. But These Towering Plants in Southeast Asia Have Adapted to Move Water Efficiently

A new study found that enormous dipterocarp trees have special adaptations to transport water up to their highest limbs, ...

I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.

In the summer of 2020, my husband, Ryan, and I bought a house in Portland, Ore., with a sizable backyard containing little ...