TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Trees don’t just clean the air, they also keep a quiet record of the past. New research suggests that tree rings may help scientists uncover missing pieces of ...

Scientists at the University of Arizona's tree-ring research lab study the rings to learn about climate changes throughout history.

As the climate warms, drought conditions are intensifying in many parts of the world. The effects of hydrological drought on water levels in rivers and other waterways are especially crucial to ...

A photo of a shipwreck, buried in silt for centuries and containing cargo in unbroken ceramic vessels, drew the only gasps at a recent seminar on the archaeology of the Mediterranean at the University ...

For those who can read them, tree rings offer a glimpse into the past. Christopher Roos is one of those people, and he’s using them to shed light on a story that reveals how Western Apache tribes have ...

A massive solar storm could black out cities, fry satellites and cripple communications in hours, but nature has been keeping score of these cosmic tantrums for millennia right inside the trunks of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Frank the tree, a bur oak that has stood for more than 250 years as one of Missouri’s oldest, is being removed this month due to damage from fungal infection. The hardy bur ...

Scientists have long relied on tree rings to learn about ancient solar storms—rare bursts of high-energy particles from the sun that can disrupt satellites, power grids, and communication systems ...