Tom Dougherty is a digital content producer for CBS Philadelphia. Before joining CBS Philadelphia, Tom covered sports for NBC Sports Philadelphia. He currently covers breaking news and sports.

A chemical compound from the endangered Warburgia salutaris tree is showing promise as a complementary treatment for diabetes ...

VIEWS AND THE BITES. FURNACE POND IN PEMBROKE, A TRANQUIL SPOT FOR BOATING AND RELAXING OR DINING IN A TREEHOUSE. WE WANT GUESTS TO COME HERE AND PRETEND LIKE YOU’RE ON VACATION. HAVE NO WORRIES IN ...

At 76, Dr Denise Ingrid Adams became UKZN’s oldest autumn graduate, earning her PhD on Durban’s mangroves, inspiring many ...

African migrants in the South African capital, Pretoria, were urged to exercise "heightened vigilance" during an anti-illegal immigration march, amid fears of xenophobic attacks. Ghana's high ...

Motivated to undo the damage caused by deforestation by charcoal burners, a trade one of his kin was once involved in, Kenyan environmentalist Hillary Kiplagat Kibiwott has rewritten the Guinness ...

UPDATE TWO: As of 12:14 a.m., Tuesday, South Shore Line reported NIPSCO cleared the area and train service resumed to Hudson Lake and South Bend. UPDATE: South Shore officials say westbound train #30 ...

SENECA — The work at TreeSouth, LLC rarely begins with a chainsaw. More often, it starts with a conversation. “We are in the business of helping people … and that’s what I want us to be about,” said ...

When we think of amazing trees in the United States, our minds might go to the Pacific Northwest with its temperate rainforest ecosystems where Douglas fir and Western red cedar thrive. Or maybe we ...

Motorists heading in and out of Randburg are urged to avoid Beyers Naudé Drive near West Park Cemetery, where a tree has fallen across the roadway, coming to rest on a car. Johannesburg Metro Police ...

In the misty slopes of Kessup Forest in Elgeyo Marakwet County, the sound of shovels, seedlings and cheering voices gave way to relief on Thursday after environmentalist Hillary Kiplagat Kibiwott ...