Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lowell Observatory astronomer A.E. Douglass began developing the system of dendrochronology — the science of using tree rings, the ...

Similar to tree rings determining a tree's age, fire scars help scientists learn how many fires happened in the area and when. TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It might surprise you to learn wildfire activity ...

Last summer, marked by deadly extreme heat and devastating wildfires, was the warmest in at least 2,000 years, according to new research, which analyzed weather data and tree rings to reconstruct a ...

Today while looking for something else I came across an interesting web page on the National Climatic Data Center Server that showed a study from 2002 A continuous multimillennial ring-width ...

Deep in the world's oldest forests, towering giants have been keeping detailed records for centuries. These ancient trees are far more than passive observers of time. Trees act as time capsules. The ...

Contrary to what people might think, North American forests are burning less, not more, according to new data. A study published in Nature Communications reveals how this trend may be causing more ...

Astronomical data hidden in cedars and pines reflects a handful of potentially devastating events, and suggests we may be overdue for the next one. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011.

If a tree's rings are studied in a lab but no one hears them, do they make noise in the climate movement? An associate professor of oboe at the University of Arizona wondered. It led her to team up ...