The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ...

Hidden high in California’s White Mountains, a solitary bristlecone pine has survived nearly 5,000 years. Guarded in secrecy, it holds climate secrets that stretch back to early civilisation.

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The world’s oldest cypress trees and the history of North Carolina’s first life-saving stations. UNC Wilmington students paddle deep into the Black River, where some of the world’s oldest living ...

During photosynthesis, trees convert the carbon dioxide to sugars and in doing so produce oxygen as a biproduct, which is vital for life on Earth. “Trees draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ago, ...

An ancient Great Basin bristlecone pine in California's White Mountains, nearly 5,000 years old, holds the title of the ...