Look up at trees silhouetted against the night sky on Halloween and you might see something spooky -- a witches' broom. A real witches' broom. No witch, though. Witches' broom is the name given to the ...

Local creatures have often been given the names of early explorers and naturalists that visited our northern shores and forests. So (until the names are changed) we have Townsend’s warblers and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you took movies and TV shows seriously, witches, or those who practice witchcraft, would all be wearing pointy black hats, ...

Witches' broom formations are seen in this Virginia pine. The effect of witches' broom is caused by stress in trees. (Submitted photo/Curtis Young) On my cranky days some might say it’s my mode of ...

If you took movies and TV shows seriously, witches, or those who practice witchcraft, would all be wearing pointy black hats, riding broomsticks and wickedly cackling over cauldrons. Unsurprisingly, ...