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UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...

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April is in full swing, which means it's time for spring showers, blooming flowers and beautiful melodies coming from your ...

We're all familiar with apples and pears, but there are many other fruit trees that produce edible fruit. Perhaps not as ...