While tumbleweeds have long settled into the romantic imagery of the plains, the rolling symbol of the Wild West remains far from home. On Colorado’s eastern plains, increasingly resilient strains of ...

For some, tumbleweeds are iconic symbols of the American West. For others, they are safety hazards. A tumbleweed is the colloquial term for a number of weeds that dry, break off and tumble into the ...

THIS is what an alien invasion looks like. Giant balls of tumbleweed are causing problems across the western US, where prolonged drought and high winds have led to a boom in their numbers. The most ...