Researchers have developed a model that uses gene activity to predict when Somei Yoshino cherry tree buds awake from dormancy. Their findings could not only help improve the accuracy of flowering ...

After a very wet and cold winter season finally begins to loosen its grasp of the South Sound, signs of spring begin to sprout up on March 26, 2025 at the state Capitol in Olympia. Steve Bloom The ...

A walk in the woods this time of year is different. It’s quiet and monochromatic. Other than the crunch of your shoes on frozen ground, there isn’t as much to see or hear as a forest in spring or ...