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The felling of a 500-year-old ancient oak in north London has led to an outpouring of anger, echoing the reaction when the Sycamore Gap tree is alleged to have been chopped down in September 2023.

The arid mountain forest of eastern California holds an ancient secret aged beyond that of even the pyramids of Giza and the ancient city of Babylon. The Methuselah tree, hidden in the forests of ...

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the Earth’s magnetic field went haywire. The compelling 2021 study tells the ...

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 ...

Deep in the world's oldest forests, towering giants have been keeping detailed records for centuries. These ancient trees are far more than passive observers of time. Trees act as time capsules. The ...

Guy Joseph Guidry fondly remembers the moment he first encountered a bonsai tree, three decades ago. Guidry spotted a cluster of the miniature trees in his neighbor's backyard in New Orleans. They ...

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(CNN) — Trees are believed to have originated hundreds of millions of years ago. Ever since, evidence of these ancient plant sentinels has been in short supply. Now, a new discovery of uniquely 3D ...