To best see the Lyrid meteor shower, Griffith Observatory's director suggests heading to the mountains or desert to get away ...

The decaying nature of ancient and veteran trees is one of their key characteristics because of the microhabitats they offer ...

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...

The life of a 166-million-year-old reptile has been turned upside down. While Marmoretta oxoniensis was believed to have swum ...

A Scottish legend claims the Roman governor who ordered Jesus' crucifixion may have been born in this Highland village ...

Trees can grow to become some of the oldest living organisms on our planet. In fact, the average redwood lifespan is around 800 to 1,500 years, with some able to span 2 millenia. But now in southern ...

Tree healer Jin Hongjun, 55, vividly recalls the painstaking efforts to save China's beloved 4,500-year-old "General Cypress" ...

He can be recognized as the oldest person in the world, TOLOnews reports. There are about 100 people in Akel Nazir's family. He says that he was about 30 years old when Afghanistan gained independence ...

The Unison at Veiner Centre is hosting an Earth Day-themed dinner event on April 16 to celebrate Mother Nature, and guests will be able to plant a tree in honour of the occasion. “Plant trees ...

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 ...

WARSAW — The city of Warsaw Wastewater Utility will host a free Earth Day event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday ... There will also be vendor displays, kids items and snacks. A free tree will be given ...

Firefighters in Central California were working Tuesday to contain a wildfire near the Nevada border threatening a forest home to the oldest trees in the world, after making good progress on ...