An aerial view of a fossil of Archaeopteris, a 385-million-year-old tree with surprisingly modern-looking roots. William Stein and Christopher Berry At three trillion strong, Earth’s trees are ...

Wouter van der Veen, scientific director of the Institut van Gogh, noticed a striking resemblance between van Gogh’s “Tree Roots” (1890) and a postcard from Auvers-sur-Oise, where the painter took his ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

Architect Lord Norman Foster took a long look at the wild, tangled branches of the mammoth ficus tree outside the Norton Museum of Art and announced, “We’re going to make this tree a functional part ...

I was walking beside a quiet two-lane highway in north central Kansas, admiring sculptures scattered in the scrub­land, made from rusty farm implements, car parts and animal bones, when a small truck ...

DENVER (KDVR) — This Saturday and next, the streets of the Five Points neighborhood of Denver will be lined with art galleries, echoing the sounds of jazz music and smelling of culinary delights as ...

Garrison Roots' most recent public-art commission was for the Denver Justice Center, where he produced “Acumen,” an epoxy resin terrazzo art floor for the public lobby. Garrison Roots likened great ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...