The world’s largest tree has been rigorously dated for the first time, confirming it is at least 16,000 years old. Named Pando, the tree is a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) with around ...

Natural selection is happening among humans right now — high up in the mountains of Nepal, scientists have discovered. The new research suggests that, compared to their peers, ethnic Tibetan ...

DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed ...

Sweets, paan: Sweets, fruits, sugarcane, and paan are essential ingredients for the puja. Pancha pallav, duba: The pancha pallav refers to the leaves of mango, palash, bakul, banyan, and peepal trees.

CLIMATEWIRE | More than a third of the world’s tree species are at risk of extinction, according to findings by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The group said that its first ...

An assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature paints a grim picture of the extinction risk of the world’s trees Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent At least 16,425 of the ...

Outside the Door: Place a diya at the entrance to welcome auspicious energies. • Under a Peepal Tree: A diya here is symbolic of reverence for nature. • In a Dark Corner: Lighting a diya in ...