Ocean currents that deliver important nutrients to shallow, coastal waters have become weaker and more variable over the last half-century, which could affect fish and other marine animals that ...

Like many biological forms, tree rings speak to the imagination of both artists and scientists. To create the image at the left, Connecticut-based artist Bryan Nash Gill took a cross section of a ...

The Northern Hemisphere had its hottest summer in 2,000 years, and 2024 could be just as bad. The Northern Hemisphere had its hottest summer in 2,000 years, and 2024 could be just as bad. is a senior ...

Perhaps you’ve wandered through a forest or strolled into a neighborhood park and found tree trunks — and wondered if counting the rings on a trunk is truly a way to know the tree’s age. “Most of us ...

The world-famous Sycamore Gap tree was at least 100 to 120 years old when it was illegally felled, experts have said. The exact age of the tree on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland has been a matter of ...

Once you look at trees through the eyes of a dendrochronologist, you never quite see the leafy wonders the same way again. Peel away the hard, rough bark and there is a living document, history ...

Discovering evidence of deadly deluges of snow from the past could help protect people on mountains around the world, researchers say. By Katherine Kornei A rumble, a deluge of snow and then silence — ...

This cross section of a sequoia in Yosemite National Park in California has markers identifying the dates of tree rings. Jared Farmer What and where are the oldest known trees on the planet? If you ...

I like to ring in the new year by hosting a brunch with friends, others like a good night on the town or even a cold morning swim at Wakulla Springs. Traditions help us mark the passage of time and ...

Studying the historical data stored in centuries-old trees is a burgeoning field, with labs around the world learning more about historical patterns of weather and climate and the effects on humans. A ...

Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 21, No. 1 (February 2010), pp. 31-42 (12 pages) Question: Have past windstorm events influenced the structure and composition of mountain forests in the Tatra ...