Sustainability and craftsmanship is at the heart of the George Smith design ethos, using natural materials to manufacture ...

Itseme Akede makes a boisterous entry into the Nigerian literary landscape with a self-published collection of three short ...

BY MACDONALD EBERE I have watched with particular interest the ever-changing dynamics of Imo State’s reputation and ...

Congratulating Soyinka in a statement he signed personally, Iba Gani Adams described the nobel laureate as an Iroko tree, that is so blessed by God and has always offered shelter and succour to ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. How many types of trees are there in the United States? A U.S. Forest ...

Many new trees do just fine on their own. In fact, the movement they experience from normal wind and weather helps trees develop strong root systems and solid trunk girth. But new trees in open ...

This is backed up by a Yoruba maxim which is interpreted in English that “the branches of an Iroko tree should be pruned at nursery to prevent a future damage.” This popular Yoruba maxim ...

All species on Earth, both living and extinct, are related. We know this because of a biological tool called the tree of life. This "tree" takes the form of a diagram that maps the relationships ...

Known as Abiku and Ogbanje respectively by the two ethnic groups, these children were believed, by the Yoruba, to belong to a coven of demons living in large iroko and baobab trees. It was common ...

Study Reveals Urban Trees Suffer More from Heat Waves and Drought Than Their Rural Counterparts Aug. 13, 2024 — A recent study details how trees in New York City and Boston are more negatively ...

Living in a tree-filled neighborhood may be as beneficial to the heart as regular exercise, new research shows. Researchers at the University of Louisville designed a clinical trial that ...