Most giant sequoias live in California’s Sierra Nevada, a mountain range wedged between Fresno, Lake Tahoe, and the Death ...

Rafflesia (Rafflesia keithii), Borneo. This plant has no stem or leaves, instead it is a parasite on a vine. By feeding on its host, rafflesia is able to produce the world's biggest flower, a ...

According to rangers, Sequoia was the first national park formed to protect a living organism, Sequoiadendron giganteum, also ...

Giant sequoias are Earth’s most massive trees. / Ashley Cooper/The Image Bank/Getty Images Most giant sequoias live in California’s Sierra Nevada, a mountain range wedged between Fresno, Lake ...

It’s a giant sequoia, a member of Sequoiadendron giganteum, one of several surviving species of redwoods. The living crown (this one atop the General Sherman, at center) was once a distant mystery.

Sequoia National Park was explicitly created to protect a living organism: Sequoiadendron giganteum, or the "giant sequoia" tree. On This Day In History, September 24, 1934, Babe Ruth Plays His ...