The fossilized remains of Whitebark pine trees found beneath a melting ice patch in the Yellowstone region were once part of an ancient forest that thrived for centuries before disappearing ...

Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a "time capsule" into the past ...

Pine cone foraging is a fun and eco-friendly way to immerse yourself in nature while collecting materials for creative ...

Flagg Mountain is the southernmost peak over 1,000 feet in the Appalachian Mountain range, which stretches from Alabama to ...

A whitebark pine subfossil revealed beneath a melting ice patch in the Yellowstone region indicates that a mature forest grew above current tree line about 6,000 years ago, when the temperatures ...

“When Forest Service colleagues and I identified ... Pederson’s study of the aged whitebark pine trees involved cutting samples from 30 “well-preserved large trees” that were of ...

SCOTS scientists have warned that natural tree colonisation may not always produce carbon capture benefits. Scientists at The ...

Seán Duke is the Science and Health Editor for Newsweek, based in Dublin, Ireland. He has 25 years of experience as a science journalist, and editor with The Irish Times, the Irish Independent ...