Back in September, Malinda Barberio received an email from someone claiming to have a Wollemi pine. No way, thought Barberio, ...

A UC Berkeley-led analysis of tree mortality after two recent Amazonian droughts shows that “hot drought” conditions, which are becoming more frequent, are leading to tree dieoffs and reducing the ...

The Amazon rainforest is slowly transitioning to a new, hotter climate with more frequent and intense droughts—conditions ...

Explore Oregon Podcast host Zach Urness talks about the mythic Grove of Titans, a collection of the largest redwood trees on Earth.

Scientists were amazed to discover a 507-year-old clam that was already 100 in Shakespeare’s day, but why did it live so long ...

Frank has stood near the corner of Monroe Street and Lexington Avenue in Northeast Kansas City for at least 250 years, if not more.

Scientists believe they’ve found evidence that life on Earth is over a billion years older than anyone believed was realistic. New research used machine learning to scan ancient meteorites and fossils ...

The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ago, toward the end of the Devonian period. Considered living historical ...

Discover the world's most ancient trees, some surviving millennia as single individuals and others through regenerative root systems. These iconic beings have witnessed civilizations rise and fall, ...

The Goodmans gather for one last photo of their tree in Millersville before it became Lancaster's city holiday tree. From left, Bret and Ellen Goodman, their son Alex holding his son Grayson, their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Not many living organisms have been around long enough to ...