It’s such a happy-looking library, painted yellow, decorated with palm-tree stickers and shielded from the Florida sun by its own thatched roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it’s ...

Last month, Penny Lopez retiled the bathroom of her Hawaiian condo. It took her about 10 minutes. Speed-grouting? No, Ms. Lopez used six packets of palm-tree appliques that she stuck on top of her old ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A legendary “walking” tree has captivated rainforest ...