The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin ...

Ecologist Jamie Pullen opens the earth with an orange dibble bar, a shovel-like device with a slim, cleaver-shaped tip. Then, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE: The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) is a rare, critically endangered species of pine tree, growing only in a few coastal areas ...

For more than a decade, in Canada's capital Ottawa, Vietnamese-born scientist Dang Trung Phuoc and his colleagues have ...

Seven of the most common forest trees in Europe have been shown to be able to shelter their genetic diversity from major shifts in environmental conditions. This is despite their ranges having shrunk ...

Pine and eucalyptus plantations established in place of local forests have been expanding in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula. In the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC), for example, the ...

As the world warms, trees in such forests will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in John H. Tibbetts, Knowable Magazine On a brisk September morning, ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD)- If you drive through certain areas of Mount Pleasant, you’ll notice many trees have been cut down for development. Now, the town’s conservation committee is discussing ...

Millions of pine trees were planted to stabilise soils, combat erosion and create forests on previously open landscapes. At first, the initiative appeared to be an environmental success, with barren ...