It actually experiences a growth spurt—with new cells growing between the previous year's tree ring and the tree's bark. The cells that grow during this initial period are large. As the season ...

Wild fig tree rings offer a cheap method for tracking toxic atmospheric mercury, a byproduct of gold mining in the Global South, according to a new study.

Mercury pollution in the Amazon is caused by gold mining. Discover how tree core samples identify the concentration and ...

Well, tree-ring dating, or dendrochronology, can be this precise, and even more so. Dendrochronologists showed that an ancient wooden road uncovered in southwestern England not only was built in ...

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