High radiocarbon levels in the rings of subfossil tree stumps suggest that an incomprehensibly powerful solar storm, known as a "Miyake event," smashed into our planet more than 14 millennia ago.

The new Nature article adds to the narrative of ancient tree stumps that have captivated the imagination of New Yorkers for generations. The first fossilized "Gilboa stumps" were discovered in the ...

As dramatic as the Carrington Event was, it would have paled in comparison to a past solar storm recently detected by an international team. Working in the Drouzet River in the French Alps, the ...

The tree remains, including stumps and roots, are remarkably well preserved A tree trunk from an ancient submerged forest in Mount's Bay thought to be 4,000 to 6,000 years old ...

Trees are believed to have originated hundreds of millions of years ago. Ever since, evidence of these ancient plant sentinels has been in short supply. Now, a new discovery of uniquely 3D tree ...

Save the Redwoods League hopes to raise $6.5 million to buy and preserve 394 acres in Sonoma County, including an ancient redwood called the Clar Tree. Sonoma County's Clar Tree may finally be ...

Eventually, I realized that the tree had lived right at the 10,000-foot tree line and had been given an identification number in Currey’s records. During those months, Caroline and I continued getting ...

The stumps of the burned cypress trees slowly disappeared under several meters of peat, while above the buried ancient forest, life went on. Tigers, elephants, rhinos, and green peafowl no longer ...