Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sustainable fashion brand called tentree has started using “the world’s most sustainable fiber” in its range of clothing. The ...

Once upon a simpler time, there was a magical place that stood alone deep in Davie’s wild western woods. Huge Grecian columns marked its entrance. Peacocks roamed the gardens surrounding a cluster of ...

If you stepped outside during the recent polar vortex, you probably had on an insulated jacket, or wished you did. Normally, those insulated jackets are made of two layers of fabric with a ...

Two 80-year-old kapok trees in Boynton Beach each hold history and cherish city memories, but one faces an inevitable demise at the expense of the Town Square project. Both kapok trees were planted in ...

Grand. Awesome. Inspiring. Beautiful. Those are among the words you used to describe the giant kapok tree on the Lake Trail when we asked for your photos and memories of the 186-year-old tree. The ...

Here's some good news and some bad news. It's good that most of the beautifully flowered trees of the kapok family (Malvaceae) perform well in Polk. What's bad is that virtually no one here grows them ...

March is the season when kapok flowers bloom. Along the tranquil Ma River, the vibrant red blossoms of the kapok tree paint ...

MBOMBELA – The Brazilian Floss silk tree, also called Brazilian kapok tree creates a sea of pink during March and April. During this time you find these trees in full bloom everywhere in the lowveld ...

Fred Berry took a trip to Mexico in 1975 because he was interested in Mayan archaeology. But as fascinating as the ruins at Yucatan were, he found himself drawn even more to the unfamiliar trees ...

The skyline becomes a tapestry of reddish orange blooms in the central province of Quang Ngai Province, come spring. Hills, mountains, streams, houses, streets – Quang Ngai adorns itself with kapok ...