Situated in the phantasmagorical landscape of the Italian Alps, this pine cone-shaped treehouse was designed to allow its occupants to lay out, gaze up at the enchanting night sky, and indulge in some ...

When researchers first described hyoliths roughly 175 years ago, flummoxed paleontologists bestowed them with the Latin moniker Incertae sedis—the binomial equivalent of “We don’t know,” writes ...

One of the simplest examples of how plants adapt to ensure that their species survives is found in pine cones. Evergreen trees that produce cones are called conifers. There are more than 600 species ...

Rare fossils of ancient ice-cream-cone-shaped creatures are helping scientists piece together how organisms evolved during a period called the Cambrian explosion, when organisms changed rapidly and ...

One branch on the tree of life is heavier as a team of scientists has determined what a bizarre group of extinct cone-shaped animals actually are. Known as hyoliths, these marine creatures evolved ...

Oh, Christmas tree! What makes you a Christmas tree? You’re a green triangle. That profile is iconic on holiday cards and a strict requirement in Christmas tree lots. But most evergreen trees don’t ...

Richmond's 18th annual Carytown Cone Parade drew 800 participants in creative cone costumes on New Year's Day, continuing the ...