Among my favorite games to play with my kids is estimating the age of enormous trees we spot in the woods, and then bestowing a name upon the tree based on a historical figure that was born and/or ...

[Photo/VCG] China will launch its third survey of ancient and heritage trees nationwide this year to better protect the plant resources, an official from the National Forestry and Grassland ...

A costumed crowd making its way to a wassailing ceremony, where apple trees are sung to to ensure ... modern farming techniques are set aside for an ancient ritual called “wassailing,” where ...

Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study, revealing new details about mumification ...

"Using the ancient trees we could measure, and date, the spike in atmospheric radiocarbon levels caused by the collapse of Earth's magnetic field." Published in the journal Science, the research ...

Gabon’s courts are effectively closed because the magistrates who run them refuse to work due to what they call poor working conditions and pay. They have rejected pleas by leaders to return to ...

Planting ginkgo trees in your garden not only adds a touch of elegance but also connects you with the ancient world. Read on for five tips to cultivate healthy and beautiful ginkgo trees.

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...

The London Tree Map shows the locations and species information for over 880,000 of London's trees. These are predominantly street trees, but also some trees in parks and other open spaces. The map ...