President Donald Trump was set Tuesday to help plant a young Magnolia tree on the South Grounds to replace a nearly 200-year-old predecessor that was removed due to safety ...

Tree rings can be used to determine the release of mercury into the air due to mining activities in South and Central America. This study is crucial in determining the illegal mining activity and ...

For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the ...

Researchers believe they have identified a network of spies to help combat illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon ...

For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the remaining tiny gold ...

The core samples were taken in 2019 and could be dated back to 1941 ... told Mongabay by email. Gerson added that using tree rings to measure mercury could be useful for monitoring progress toward the ...

A new study suggests that tree species that form tree rings as they age could be used as biomonitors to track mercury ...

Climate change has significantly reduced snow cover, affecting caribou herds and hydroelectric forecasts, study shows.

While the Great Blue Hole has silently recorded history for thousands of years, its latest revelations are a loud warning.

A sample drilled from the bottom of the Great Blue Hole has uncovered 5,700 years of history. The underwater sinkhole, located off the coast of Belize in Central America, is one of the world's most ...

Quebec tree rings dating back nearly 200 years indicate snowpack in the Gaspésie mountains has declined considerably in ...