Assessing the age of a living tree is straightforward enough ... and count the number of lines in the core formed by the tree's annual growth rings. (The rings of ancient bristlecone pines ...

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

In the depths of a Chilean rainforest stands the 'Gran Abuelo,' an approximately 5,400-year-old tree fighting for survival. A ...

Tree ring widths, which reflect the dry or wet conditions affecting tree growth annually, provide valuable proxy climate data from before historical recordkeeping began. Rui Guo and colleagues ...

The core samples were taken in 2019 and could be ... Gerson added that using tree rings to measure mercury could be useful for monitoring progress toward the Minamata Convention on Mercury ...

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 ...