Information locked into tree rings in two Amazon species allowed researchers to reconstruct seasonal changes in rainfall.

Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon's rainfall cycle over the last 40 ...

The Vela explosion stands out as the most dramatic example, occurring when our planet was emerging from the last ice age around 13,000 years ago.

When a massive star explodes in a brilliant flash called a supernova, it sends out a wave of high-energy particles into space ...

A new study of bald cypress trees reveals how ancient climate shifts, starting around 500 A.D., drastically shortened tree lifespans.

Earthaven Ecovillage fared remarkably well after Hurricane Helene. The community had backup power and water systems, as well ...

New study finds centuries-old bald cypress trees hold evidence of climate shocks that drastically shortened their lives.

Deep in the swamps of the American Southeast stands a quiet giant: the bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). These majestic ...

By studying the tree rings in the Sainte-Anne River basin, the researchers say they observed a climate-change linked decline in extreme spring river flows and snowpack levels since 1937. "The ...

The tree ring study goes back to 1822, extending by more than 100 years the records otherwise kept by local weather stations and river gauges. It underlines how climate change has already ...

Research published in February, based on an analysis of the rings ... how climate stress shaped societies and power shifts millennia ago. “Given growing concerns about global climate change ...