Flowering: River birch blooms in early spring with cylindrical, light green flowers and fruiting catkins. The American sweetgum is a native treasure that got its popular name from the gum it releases ...

A child drinks a fizzy drink. Sweetened drinks are bad for you — but an occasional slice of cake probably isn’t, scientists find. Researchers studying the effects that different types of sugar ...

Sugary drinks are very bad for you, but the occasional sweet treat could actually be good for your health, according to a new study. Scientists in Sweden studied nearly 70,000 people over two ...

Earlier this year, the great power-pop veteran Matthew Sweet suffered a debilitating stroke while on tour in Toronto. Sweet had to be flown back to the US in an ambulance transport plane and ...

Looking for the best shade trees for your Tampa yard? Live oaks, sycamores, crape myrtles, bald cypress, and sweetgum trees are excellent options for the west central Florida climate. In this hot ...

These versatile Indonesian stir-fried noodles strike a perfect balance of flavors that you’ll want to eat again and again (speaking from experience). By Mia Leimkuhler Zulfikar Fahd’s mie ...

Who says you can't enjoy dessert while staying healthy? Life is about balance, and treating yourself to a little sweetness—like chocolate or a slice of pie—doesn't have to derail your health goals.

Growing up, Jessica Seinfeld was not allowed dessert frequently. When Seinfeld asked her parents for sweets, she was often encouraged to pick up a piece of fruit. “Dessert was always revered and ...

Sweetgum is an iconic native North American tree. Thriving in US hardiness zone 6 to zone 7, sweetgum, Liquidambar Styraciflua, can grow to mighty sizes, often reaching 80 feet plus and living for ...