Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...

To determine the age of the juniper shrub, scientists used dendrochronology techniques, specifically studying growth rings.

Researchers discovered that our ability to recognize trees in art is linked to a mathematical principle called the branch ...

Does a duck always look like a duck and quack like a duck? Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, ...

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 ...

China is set to launch a nationwide tagging system to protect its old trees, including some estimated to be over 5,000 years ...

Jonathan the world's oldest tortoise lives a peaceful life on the tropical island of St. Helena with three other giant tortoises.

Old Tjikko sprouted almost 9,560 years ago, making it older than the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, and the rise of human ...