Richard Spruce was born on the 10th of September 1817 at Ganthorpe, near Castle Howard, in Yorkshire. He was educated by his father, who was a teacher. Spruce's interest in natural history dated back ...

The Ips typographus, or larger eight-toothed European spruce bark beetle, is an invasive species Planting of new spruce trees is being banned in parts of East Anglia and South East England as part ...

In Moonstone Island, players follow an alchemist who lands on the titular island when flying away from home to take part in a year-long test to prove their skills. To accomplish their goals ...

Josh Gotlib of Black Spruce Management is the seller. Black Spruce declined to comment. The multifamily deal for properties concentrated in Upper Manhattan would be one of the city’s biggest ...

Interior designers share their favorite tips for transforming your home this fall to make it warm and inviting.

Five-part drama series based on the detective novel by Wilkie Collins in which a man must find a stolen diamond to win the heart of the love of his life.

The Spruce Pets has tested hundreds of pet products, using a combination of lab data, human volunteers, and animal testers, who are often happy to try out the latest toy or treat. This roundup of ...

With the mud ankle-deep inside her music store, and the water stains climbing 8 feet high on the walls, Angie Buchanan said goodbye to 50 years of teaching music in Spruce Pine. Then she walked ...

The plants and objects collected by Richard Spruce in the Amazon and Andes from 1849 to 1864 form an important botanical, historical and ethnological resource. One of the great Victorian botanical ...

Hugh Leonard's 1970s adaptation of the novel by Wilkie Collins. Once the crowning glory of an Indian temple god, the fabulous Moonstone diamond is said to bring disaster to all who possess it.