The longer, warmer days of spring spark phenological changes in trees, from root to tip. As their limbs stretch and twist ...

New wood is added year after year to the cambium, the area of a tree just beneath the bark, where cell division happens. This expansion creates growth rings, also called tree rings. Though growth ...

New research uncovers the strongest solar event ever detected — rewriting our understanding of space weather and radiocarbon dating.

The ability to track mercury emissions through tree rings has significant implications for conservation and policy-making. This technique can help authorities identify illegal mining hotspots and ...

On May 5, the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management continued its Bren Seminar series with Postdoctoral Researcher Julie Edwards. Edwards’ lecture “Climate Change Detection and Attribution ...

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 ...