Called crossdating, the process has established tree-ring chronologies for many areas around the world. Some of these ... have constructed a continuous history of tree rings that stretches back ...

As the climate warms, drought conditions are intensifying in many parts of the world. The effects of hydrological ... with potential future conditions. Tree ring widths, which reflect the dry ...

Using tree-ring data from ancient oaks, the team reconstructed rainfall levels in southern Britain during the years preceding ...

In the quiet reaches of California’s White Mountains, one tree has survived through 4,800 years of storms, droughts, empires, ...

WhileJ.R.R. Tolkien's detailed history of his fictional world includes thousands of years ... but his family history plays a ...

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

A single person was silhouetted against the unmistakable shape of the tree as a whining chainsaw tore through the rings that marked ... a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was assessed at 1,100 pounds ...

In the depths of a Chilean rainforest stands the 'Gran Abuelo,' an approximately 5,400-year-old tree fighting for ... climate-sensitive trees in the world. Each ring inside its trunk is a yearly ...

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 ...

Empires have risen and fallen, languages have been born and forgotten — but this tree stood the test of time ... The species is also one of the most climate-sensitive trees in the world. Each ring ...