Batavia, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on one cat with nine lives. A cat that was stuck in an 80-foot walnut tree for five days was first noticed Monday by a resident on Linwood Avenue in Batavia, ...

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You often inherit trees with a property. My current home has an abundance of ornamental and edible trees on it. Or, if your yard is bare, you may add trees for shade, wildlife habitat, color, ...

He’s going back to his roots. A scrappy and territorial cat is stubbornly living in the treetops of Central Park despite numerous rescue attempts to bring him back down to earth. The orange cutie — ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — The Street Cat Clinic, a nonprofit organization in Miami-Dade County, aims to solve the overpopulation problem in South Florida. The Street Cat Clinic performs about 10,000 ...

A Cumberland County road is closed Monday morning because of a tree down on wires. The tree went down on East Trindle Road, which is also Route 641, in Hampden Township because of Sunday storms. Route ...

Homeowners should periodically inspect their trees for warning signs. Signs of an unhealthy tree include falling bark, abnormal leaves and the presence of fungus or mushrooms. Certain tree species, ...

It takes backbone to solve an enigma like the “falling cat” problem. By Taylor Mitchell Brown In 1894, the French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey tried to resolve a particularly vexing question in ...

Why do falling cats always seem to land on their feet? Scientists have been arguing about the precise mechanism for a very long time—since at least 1700, in fact—conducting all manner of experiments ...

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Steven Murrow hoisted himself into the branches of a pitch pine on Sunday with one mission: Rescue Biscuit. Biscuit, an orange tabby, had gotten himself into quite a predicament, ...

On an island, especially one smack in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, there are few greater threats to the survival of native flora and fauna than introduced species. Through predation, competition ...