Redwood is the fastest-growing softwood tree in North America: An established sapling can jump six or eight feet in a season, and a redwood can put on 130 feet in 30 years. A mature old-growth redwood ...

From the tiniest bacteria to the largest redwood tree, almost all life on planet Earth is ruled by the 24-hour clock. ... The activity-rest cycle is fundamental to life, he said.

Related: The oldest tree in the world (and the 7 runner-ups) "What we found was that the trees used very old carbon reserves on the order of 50 to 100 years ago, which is by far the oldest ...

In Redwood National and State Parks, it’s easy to feel small. In fact, that’s the default. Coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) are the tallest trees in the world, growing to nearly 370 feet ...