A hand plucking an apple from a tree - Tom Merton/Getty Images You walk outside and get a whiff of a very pungent odor that smells like rancid butter and vomit. Looking around you don't see anything ...

This undated photo shows a ginkgo leaf in New Paltz, NY. In addition to their fan shape, leaves of ginkgo trees have a unique venation pattern indicating its origin of this genus millions of years ago ...

It must be autumn leaf season. The leaves of the ginkgo tree—the nation's signature street tree—are starting to turn yellow. Soon, we'll be seeing leaves in all sorts of colors: red, brown, and more.

Q: Do ginkgo trees stink? Does it depend on whether it is a male or female tree? If so, how do you know which you are getting? Tamara Josey, Sandersville A: The tree itself does not stink but the ...

Q. I have read that ginkgo trees can live for hundreds of years. Is this true, and what makes them so unusual? Why are they called “living fossils”? A. Modern ginkgoes belong to a single species of ...

Q. I have read that ginkgo trees can live for hundreds of years. Is this true, and what makes them so unusual? Why are they called “living fossils?” A. Modern ginkgoes belong to a single species of ...