High in the arid White Mountains of eastern California stand the gnarled, twisted trunks of ancient bristlecone pines. These slow-growing trees quietly weather the ages; at more than 4,000 years old, ...

Earth’s oldest, knotted and scarred pine trees are a boon for forest life. Old growth trees continue to decline around the world (SN: 6/18/18). In Europe, the remaining patches of forest with ...

I now know what the steel ball feels like when it is being whopped around the bumpers in a pinball machine. On a recent visit to the wilds of Litchfield County, I was mesmerized by the sunlight ...

Sept. 18 (UPI) --Scientists have discovered evidence of ancient climate change beneath the base of Mont Saint Genis in Southern France. A buried pine forest has provided scientists insights into a ...