Tree ring widths, which reflect the dry or wet conditions ... domestic product and 45% of its hydropower, and it has a known history of worsening drought conditions since 2000.

By ALYSSA VAN DOORN The Outside Story The longer, warmer days of spring spark phenological changes in trees, from root to tip ...

Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time ...

Experts can tell how old a tree is by its number of growth rings. This sequoia has a long history. The tree was 1,300 years old and 101 metres tall when it was felled. Its incredible lifespan is ...

Dendrochronology, or tree-ring dating, provides absolute dates in two different ways: directly, and by calibrating radiocarbon results. Direct Dating of Wood Cross-dating determines the age of ...

now sitting at levels not seen at any other point in human history. Tree studies establish continuous climate chronologies by comparing the rings with older and older samples, combining them like ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain ... The study used oak tree-ring records to reconstruct temperature ...

Rings are a well-known way to figure out a ... of fossil fuels and now sit at levels never before seen in human history. Tree studies establish unbroken climate timelines by comparing ring ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – 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 Cornell University study.

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. Wild fig tree rings offer a cheap method ...