Set in Southern California, my HO scale layout includes a Southern Pacific train order office surrounded by a desert scene. Although this arid landscape has sparse vegetation, my scene needed two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A type of tropical cactus native to the Florida Keys has become the first species in U.S. history to become extinct due to rising ...

A rare tree cactus that grew for decades hidden by a tangle of mangrove trees on Florida's Key Largo has lost its battle with rising sea levels and other pressures. It's now considered locally extinct ...

For some families in colder parts of the country, picking out the perfect evergreen tree to decorate is an obvious Christmas tradition. Families in the Valley have to be a bit more creative. Firs and ...

Discover what causes Christmas cactus to turn red and how to fix it before the damage gets worse.

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FISH. A TYPE OF TROPICAL CACTUS. NATIVE TO THE FLORIDA KEYS HAS BECOME THE FIRST SPECIES IN U.S. HISTORY TO BECOME EXTINCT DUE TO RISING SEA LEVELS. CERTIFIED FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST BROOKE ...

The Key Largo tree cactus (Pilosocereus millspaughii) was first identified in an isolated mangrove forest in 1992. It is native to the Bahamas, Haiti, and South Florida. But it doesn't grow naturally ...

A lot of “brown-thumbers” end up with poinsettias and other indoor gift plants this month and have no idea what to do with these festive adoptions. By far, the main way these living gifts meet their ...