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Rare discovery sets a new record on one of California’s highest peaks
UC Davis professor Hugh Safford found the highest living tree in California on a recent hike through the High Sierra.
Inspiration from the species that can live 1,000 years and put down a new set of roots anytime
Sometimes we get sidetracked with bunnies and baskets at this time of year. But we can get beyond those to see the beauty and ...
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390 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Forest Unearthed In England’s Backyard – Earth’s Oldest Ever!
A groundbreaking chance discovery in southwest England in the Hangman Sandstone Formation revealed the world’s oldest fossilized forest. Dating back 390 million years, these ancient trees help grow ...
Where the ancient tree felled by Toby Carvery once stood, people are reeling
Whether a tree falling in a forest makes a sound is a perennial subject of debate, but in one north London borough, it's ...
Times reporter overcomes fear, learns about forests by climbing a 200-foot tree
Seattle Times reporter Lynda V. Mapes, in an effort to learn more about our forests, overcame her fear and climbed a 200-foot ...
Oklahoma City bombing's smallest survivors 30 years later: Triumphs amid tragedy
On the 30th anniversary of the nation's worst act of domestic terrorism, the youngest survivors tell their stories of grief ...
Early British lizard relative among the first known to climb trees
The life of a 166-million-year-old reptile has been turned upside down. While Marmoretta oxoniensis was believed to have swum ...
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Rare trees named for Ben Franklin to be planted at Carpenters' Hall
The 6-foot-tall Franklinia Alatamaha trees, better known as Franklin trees, will be planted at the historic building on ...
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AC-free and cooled by the trees
These two Florida families choose to live without AC, instead taking advantage of shade and other passive cooling techniques.